The Philosophy Shelf

A Theory of Everything including Consciousness and "God"
Bill Harvey
The Human Effectiveness Institute
https://www.humaneffectivenessinstitute.org
9780918538192, $8.95

https://www.humaneffectivenessinstitute.org/billharveyblog/a-theory-of-ever= ything

Bill Harvey wrote this book mainly for physicists, but its considerations w= ill attract general-interest audiences of non-scientists as well, as A Theo=
ry of Everything including Consciousness and "God" explores not only the 'w= hy' of human effort and existence, but how these considerations can lead re= aders to "...have the intestinal forti-tude to stand up and do whatever it = takes to overcome the new challenges facing civiliza-tion today."

Many books and essays have been written about the nature and purpose of lif=
e. Bill Harvey takes the next step in applying these inquiries about the "G= od" concept to expanded purposes in, and approaches to, living life: "The "= inner life" tradition - pondering the ulti-mate questions, studying the sel=
f - has continued alongside every step forward we have made in science and = technology."

From the history of the popular denial of a higher being among scientific c= ircles to ideas of The One Self as a singularity whose presence is all-enco= mpassing and changing, Harvey creates a thought-provoking dialogue that enc= ourages scientists and readers alike to adopt bigger-picture perceptions of=
the universe's possibilities.

The breadth and scope of this inquiry is unprecedented. Its major value, as= ide from individual contemplation, will be to spark equally vivid and unusu=
al discussions in professional circles where such talks typically bow to ha= rd, observable science over ethereal suppositions. The result is more than =
a theory or a dialogue about possibilities in spirituality, reality, and me= thodology, but an exciting new way of considering consciousness, God, and u= niverse perceptions that invites all manner of students, whether they be sc= ientists or general readers, to suspend preset beliefs and training in favo=
r of a wider-ranging approach to linking hunches and perceptions to the syn= chronicities life introduces that too often are discarded with pat rational= ization.

There is nothing pat or categorically simple in this approach, which encour= ages self-experimentation and awakening a form of observation and discourse=
that may have remained in the backgrounds of many readers' lives. Ideally,=
A Theory of Everything including Consciousness and "God" will receive equa= lly wide-ranging attention and attraction - from spiritual and scientific c= ircles to book club readers and debaters who come from psychology and philo= sophy circles, and who seek works that don't just reflect the boundaries of=
human experience and possibility, but challenges them.

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