Table Of ContentJ.C. MAGHINARD
Website : answersfromscience.com
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© J.C. Maghinard, 2022
ISBN 9798455468490
Edition 1.1
Cover photo :
ESA/Hubble
The big answers are in the great laws.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. FOR A SCIENCE WITHOUT MATERIALISM ∙ 9
2. HOW SCIENCE WORKS ∙ 13
2.1 The scientific method ∙ 18
3. LET’S BE LOGICAL ∙ 23
3.1 Logical consistency ∙ 26
3.2 Logical impasse and false mysteries ∙ 27
3.3 Artificial division and artificial confusion ∙ 31
4. THE MATERIALIST BELIEVERS ∙ 37
5. THE UNIVERSALITY OF THE LAWS OF NATURE ∙ 43
5.1 Conceptual unification ∙ 46
6. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INVISIBLE ∙ 55
6.1 The invisible side of nature ∙ 57
6.2 The law of selection ∙ 60
6.3 The invisible and the universality of the laws of nature ∙ 67
6.4 In summary ∙ 77
7. THE IMPORTANCE OF ENERGY ∙ 81
7.1 Under pressure ∙ 87
7.2 Bosons and fermions ∙ 91
7.3 Energy and the universality of the laws of nature ∙ 96
7.4 In summary ∙ 99
8. CONSCIOUSNESS DOES NOT COME FROM THE BRAIN ∙ 103
8.1 Most of the human being is invisible ∙ 106
8.2 The brain is an intermediary ∙ 110
8.3 The law of inertia ∙ 122
8.4 Consciousness comes from energy ∙ 125
8.5 Conscious experiences made outside of the body ∙ 129
8.6 In summary ∙ 133
9. LIFE DOES NOT COME FROM MATTER ∙ 137
9.1 The origin of life according to materialists ∙ 138
9.2 The law of equilibrium ∙ 142
9.3 Most of life is invisible ∙ 146
9.4 The law of reproduction ∙ 152
9.5 The transmission of life on earth ∙ 162
9.6 The origin of life ∙ 166
9.7 In summary ∙ 178
10. THE UNIVERSAL ORGANISM ∙ 181
11. SCIENCE AND REVELATION ∙ 193
11.1 Intellect and intuition ∙ 202
11.2 In the Light of Truth – The Grail Message ∙ 204
12. WHAT IS A GOOD THEORY ? ∙ 207
13. SYNTHESIS ∙ 219
13.1 The three pillars of universalism ∙ 220
13.2 The main laws of universalism ∙ 221
13.3 The main unifications of universalism ∙ 225
13.4 The main symbol of universalism ∙ 226
14. THE MEANING OF LIFE ∙ 227
14.1 In conclusion ∙ 237
FINAL SUMMARY ∙ 239
BIBLIOGRAPHY ∙ 241
Physics and chemistry ∙ 241
Biology and origin of life ∙ 244
Neuroscience and consciousness ∙ 249
Science and philosophy ∙ 253
1. FOR A SCIENCE
WITHOUT MATERIALISM
The answers to the great mysteries of science
are in the laws of nature.
But to see those answers,
we must first leave materialism behind.
Consciousness and the origin of life are viewed as the two greatest mys-
teries of science. Is it not strange that science, the mission of which is
to understand how nature works, is confused about such vital matters ?
Despite incredible progress in many areas of science, how is it that these
enigmas have not yet been resolved ? Given their great importance, should
not these subjects be those that are understood most clearly ?
How strange…
The confusion surrounding these questions is so great that many even
say that science cannot answer them. Many then advise that we turn
toward religion for answers. But as soon as we enter this domain, we find
ourselves lost in a labyrinth of contradictory opinions and supernatural
beliefs, with the result that our desire to gain natural and logical answers
is never satisfied.
So, how do we escape this impasse ?
The purpose of this book is to offer answers to these big questions by
explaining why scientists encounter so much difficulty when trying to solve
the enigmas of consciousness and life, and by explaining how it is possible
to solve these mysteries with logical solutions based on the laws of nature.
This goal may seem very pretentious. However, we will see that the
solutions are actually very simple and accessible to all. The most important
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thing is first to change the way we approach these problems because this
confusion is only created by false beliefs that we maintain, which prevent
us from seeing the answers we already have before our eyes.
There are all kinds of false beliefs, but, let us say it bluntly, the most
important misconceptions that prevent science from making progress on
these questions come from materialism. Materialism is a worldview that
considers consciousness only as a product of the brain, and life only as a
product of matter—beliefs that, as everyone knows, currently dominate in
the scientific community. Materialists like to portray this attitude as the
only scientific way of examining consciousness and life. However, as we
will see, it is possible, within the framework of science, to approach these
subjects in a completely different way. Not only is it possible, but it allows
us to resolve many questions currently considered great mysteries. Science
is neutral, it does not force us to be materialists. On the contrary, science
works much better when we leave our beliefs aside—that includes materi-
alistic beliefs as well as religious ones.
In this book, we will rebuke materialism. Inevitably, many will think
that this attitude comes from a bias against materialism, whereas we will
only look at materialism with the same critical eye with which we must
look at any belief system. This, to show the flaws of materialism, flaws that
must convince us that it does not deserve the special treatment that it gets
from too many scientists, who neglect to be as skeptical about materialism
as they are about other philosophies.
We will not only find fault with materialism, but we will also see an
alternative approach, named universalism. This approach is so named
because it is based on the universality of the laws of nature, a principle
that is the central pillar of science, as we will see throughout this book. It
is possible to solve the enigmas of consciousness and life in a way that fits
perfectly with the laws discovered by science, but to see these solutions we
must first abandon the beliefs that consciousness depends on the brain and
that life depends on matter.
The idea that consciousness and life do not come from matter is not
new, it has been with humanity since the dawn of time in a wide variety of
forms. However, the way we will use this idea will be very different from
what we usually see. The universalist theory presented in this book is not
associated with any religion or spiritual philosophy, nor with any other
school of thought that uses this term. Universalism is a set of logical and
natural solutions, which answers the big questions by relying solely on the
most well-tested laws of science.
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To fully understand the solutions that the universalist approach con-
tains, we will first see a summary of how science works, and of its key find-
ings. Then we will go deeper into the subjects of consciousness and the
origin of life to understand exactly why universalism can succeed where
materialism has failed.
The confusion that exists around consciousness and the origin of life
has no reason to be, since it is possible to explain them with the knowl-
edge that science currently has. There is no need to wait for future great
discoveries because the answers are not at the forefront of science, but in
the basics of science : the laws of nature.
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