A psychiatrist presents a compelling argument for how human purpose
and caring emerged in a spontaneous and unguided universe. Can
there be purpose without God? This book is about how human purpose
and caring, like consciousness and absolutely everything else in
existence, could plausibly have emerged and evolved unguided,
bottom-up, in a spontaneous universe. A random world--which
according to all the scientific evidence and despite our intuitions
is the actual world we live in--is too often misconstrued as
nihilistic, demotivating, or devoid of morality and meaning.
Drawing on years of wide-ranging, intensive clinical experience as
a psychiatrist, and his own family experience with cancer, Dr.
Lewis helps readers understand how people cope with random
adversity without relying on supernatural belief. In fact, as he
explains, although coming to terms with randomness is often
frightening, it can be liberating and empowering too. Written for
those who desire a scientifically sound yet humanistic view of the
world, Lewis's book examines science's inroads into the big
questions that occupy religion and philosophy. He shows how our
sense of purpose and meaning is entangled with mistaken intuitions
that events in our lives happen for some intended cosmic reason and
that the universe itself has inherent purpose. Dispelling this
illusion, and integrating the findings of numerous scientific
fields, he shows how not only the universe, life, and consciousness
but also purpose, morality, and meaning could, in fact, have
emerged and evolved spontaneously and unguided. There is persuasive
evidence that these qualities evolved naturally and without
mystery, biologically and culturally, in humans as conscious,
goal-directed social animals. While acknowledging the social and
psychological value of progressive forms of religion, the author
respectfully critiques even the most sophisticated theistic
arguments for a purposeful universe. Instead, he offers an
evidence-based, realistic yet optimistic and empathetic
perspective. This book will help people to see the scientific
worldview of an unguided, spontaneous universe as awe-inspiring and
foundational to building a more compassionate society.
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