Publisher's Synopsis
Genesis Too addresses such sensitive issues as: Where did that first particle come from that resulted in the Big Bang, and what was it? Why is there no center to the Universe? Why are creationist and evolutionist theories of the Universe both right? Why is there Free Will? Why is there evil in the world? Is God really omnipotent? Was Jesus God's only son? Is there a heaven or a hell? Why is Johannes Gutenberg the most important individual who ever lived? Of the American, French, and Russian revolutions, why is the French Revolution the most important? Why does the US Government only back scoundrels in other countries? What were the three worst decisions made during World War II? What were the two worst decisions made by US presidents? Why are Islamic terrorists not following the teachings of Muhammad? Why did all 22 US intelligence agencies fail to prevent 9/11 when the preparations were in plain sight? If we meet aliens from other worlds, will we be the colonists or the Indians? What are the ethics of changing the human genome? Perhaps everyone, at one time or another, has pondered about how the Universe and all of its life forms came into existence. Creationists believe this was God. Evolutionists believe this was a Supreme Power. Agnostics believe that God is unknown and probably unknowable, and are not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god. And atheists believe that all of this incredibly complicated Universe of solar systems, and diverse plant, animal, and human life just happened of its own accord. Since no one really knows, everyone disagrees. This would not usually be a problem, except many people think that if you disagree with their beliefs you should be killed! Albert Einstein believed that the amazing order of the Universe belies the probability that it could have happened by accident. Einstein believed that a guiding intelligence and power created the Universe in accordance with some plan. Charles Darwin explained in his rebuttal to his The Origin of Species criticism that there is no dichotomy between religion and science-evolution is how God creates. John Milton, in Paradise Lost, wrote that God gave man Free Will through the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge so that he would not be just a puppet. Free Will is more than just making decisions. Every living thing makes decisions, even plants, because every living thing has DNA and its life script is programmed into that DNA. Decisions by non-humans are made based upon this programmed DNA script, circadian rhythms, environment, and past experiences. But these decisions are driven and limited by their DNA program in non-humans. Only Free Will can change that DNA program. And only humans have Free Will. Free Will is the main thing that distinguishes humans from all other animals.But there are two sides to this gift: it can be used for good to benefit others or for evil to harm others. Humans are the only species that can freely choose between good and evil. Evil exists only among humans, because we are the only species that possesses Free Will. The author's theme is that this immortal, supreme intellect/energy took some of His own energy to create the Universe and life. In so doing, He became a part of everything and everything became a part of Him. He established physical laws that govern the Universe, but sometimes He needs to add His guidance. He does this occasionally by imbuing enabling knowledge to the DNA of certain key individuals, and then leaves the implementation of that knowledge up to people's natural Free Will.This story begins about 13.798 billion years ago, and presents one logical explanation of how our Universe and eventually life itself in all of its multitudinous forms might have begun. The concept on which this hypothesis is based respects both theological beliefs and scientific theories on the origin of the Universe and of life and opposes neither.
