An unread book

The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew ~ by Alan Lightman, 2013, philosophy

With passion and curiosity, Alan Lightman explores the emotional and philosophical questions raised by recent discoveries in science.  He looks at the dialogue between science and religion; the conflict between our human desire for permanence and the impermanence of nature; the possibility that our universe is simply an accident; the manner in which modern technology has separated us from direct experience of the world; and our resistance to the view that our bodies and minds can be explained by scientific logic and laws.  Behind all of these considerations is the suggestion — at once haunting and exhilarating — that what we see and understand of the world is only a tiny piece of the extraordinary whole.

I bought The Accidental Universe because I liked Einstein's Dreams, which Alan Lightman had published two decades earlier (in 1993).  I've had this brand new book since 2017 and wrote about it HERE.  It is definitely time to read it.