{"product_id":"the-miracle-of-our-universe-a-new-view-of-consciousness-god-science-and-reality-9781637480144","title":"The Miracle of Our Universe: A New View of Consciousness, God, Science, and Reality","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A fascinating, comprehensive, and accessible exploration of life's most fundamental questions. If you're wondering who we are and why we're here, this book is a great place to start.\" \u003cbr\u003e --Mark Gober, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAn End to Upside Down Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e and board member at the Institute of Noetic Sciences \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Is our physical universe actually a virtual simulation that is thought into existence by consciousness? Noted astrophysicist Bernard Haisch explores the frontiers of science, consciousness, and God, revolutionizing our understanding of the universe and what's behind it all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Have you ever wondered why and how the world around you came to exist and whether there might be another experience awaiting you after the physical body dies? Might there actually be a God and a heaven of some sort? Without consciousness there is nothing. The hypothesis presented in this book is that our seemingly physical universe of matter and energy is a virtual simulation which is thought into existence by a universal consciousness which we call God. Authors Bernard Haisch and Marsha Sims tackle age-old metaphysical questions such as the following: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Are near-death experiences real? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What is the zero-point field? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What kind of being could God be? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Is there some place that God could have come from? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How does the Big Bang figure into this? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e It there an afterlife, and what could it be like? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What is the purpose of life? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Is consciousness all there is? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Is the universe a virtual reality? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Why is hell impossible? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard Haisch, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e is an astrophysicist, author of over 130 scientific publications, and was a scientific editor of the \u003ci\u003eAstrophysical Journal \u003c\/i\u003efor ten years. After earning his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Haisch did postdoctoral research at the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado at Boulder, and the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands. His professional positions include staff scientist at the Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory; deputy director of the Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Astrophysics at the University of California, Berkeley; and visiting scientist at the Max-Planck-Institute für Extraterrestrische Physik in Garching, Germany. He was also editor-in-chief of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Scientific Exploration\u003c\/i\u003e. Prior to his career in astrophysics, Haisch attended the Latin School of Indianapolis and the St. Meinrad Seminary as a student for the Catholic priesthood. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe God Theory \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Purpose-Guided Universe.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarsha Sims, M.M.\u003c\/b\u003e has a multi-disciplined background and years of experience interfacing with businesses, scientists and their projects, and immersing herself in the music world. Her experience includes: administrator and department secretary at Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory; executive editor at the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Scientific Exploration\u003c\/i\u003e; administrator at Calif. Institute for Physics and Astrophysics; administrator, graphic artist, and photographer at ManyOne Networks and Digital Universe Foundation. She has taught voice, piano, and guitar at her own company (www.marshasimsmusic.com) since 2009. Marsha has performed over twenty lead roles in community theater and opera in the San Francisco Bay area. She was a church choral director and soloist for many years. She is also a certified Huna teacher. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Marsha and Bernard are a husband-and-wife team and work on many projects together, including songwriting (over a hundred songs), performing together in a few operettas, and teaming up on Jovion Corporation (an energy science company).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Page Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674035327250,"sku":"9781637480144","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_23e297d9-0255-40d5-a7f3-820f7bf5353b.jpg?v=1733851333","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-miracle-of-our-universe-a-new-view-of-consciousness-god-science-and-reality-9781637480144","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}