The God Experiment: Can Science Prove the Existence of God?

Can Science Prove the Existence of God? "When scientists investigate the physical world, provided they ask the right questions and adopt good, sound scientific methodology, nature has no alternative but to yield up its secrets. But applying that methodology to God is not a guarantee of success. God might simply decide not to cooperate..." Down the centuries there have been various attempts to prove the existence of God, and to demonstrate God's action in the world. Russell Stannard, the distinguished physicist and author, looks at what modern science can bring to the discussion. Are the difficulties of 'knowing' God the same difficulties physicists now confront in 'knowing' the physical world? Comparing the latest scientific theories and age-old religious thinking, Stannard produces some startling parallels. He examines creationism and the Big Bang, biblical miracles and quantum physics, and the idea of an omniscient God in the context of 4D space time. Written in a clear and lucid way, The God Experiment is a fascinating challenge to our assumptions about God, science and our place in the universe. †

Russell Stannard is one of the worlds leading authorities on the meeting points between science and religion. A distinguished high energy nuclear physicist, he headed the Physics Department at the Open University in London for the past twenty years. The author of several bestselling books on science and religion, he is also a regular commentator for BBC radio and television.