Reviews

The Self-Aware Universe: How Consciousness Creates the Material World by Richard E. Reed, Amit Goswami, Maggie Goswami, Fred Alan Wolf

lehanita's review against another edition

informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

stevep's review

4.0

I gave this book five stars because of the importance I perceive the subject matter has, not necessarily that every aspect of the book was perfect, but it was very good at what it set out to do, which is close to my heart - another reason for the rating. It set out to unite science and religion, approaching from many angles with appropriate-depth explanations of many facets from quantum physics (a main staple of the book) through consciousness, perception, religion, where our sense of self comes from, ethics, morality, and more. I would recommend it, but that also shows my bias. Putting the personal axes away that I normally grind, it has a lot of science, but very few - if any - equations. It explained some things well that I know well, and revealed many new ideas that I was not familiar with. It does think about being scientifically rigorous, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have a lot to offer.