The Physics of Immortality: Modern Cosmology, God and the Resurrection of the Dead

As someone whose fascination with science, space, time travel, astronomy, cosmology, physics and numerous esoteric subjects for more than 7 decades, when I saw this huge 528 page hardcover book (The physics of immortality: Modern cosmology. God and the resurrection of the dead by Frank J. Tipler) on Amazon I just had to purchase it.Even though I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about astronomy, cosmology, physics, and Asian philosophical theories on immortality; nevertheless, I found this book to be a challenge to read. I also admit after completing this volume I am not sure I completely understand the author’s conclusions based upon his Omega Point Theory. From what I gather, through the use of physics and advanced mathematics the author claims he has proven there is a God (through not exactly like most Christians and other religions believe in) and we will all be resurrected via computer bodies. Strangely, I do believe computers will in time take human’s place, but I do not think it will be called a resurrection?The thirteen chapters cover an enormous amount of detailed scientific, philosophical and religious material. It includes the following: The ultimate limits of space travel, progress against the eternal return and the heat death, physics near the final state: the classical Omega Point theory, determinism in classical general relativity and quantum mechanics, the quantum version of the Omega Point theory, how free will can arise from quantum cosmological mechanisms, the Omega Point and the physical universe necessarily exist, the physics of resurrection of the dead to eternal life, what happens after resurrection: heaven, hell and purgatory, and many other interesting chapters. For serious scientists there is an appendix section with various formulas etc.In spite of the author’s claim to have written this book for the average person; nevertheless, without a strong back ground in some physics, cosmology, philosophy and religion many people reading this clearly advanced college level text will be a difficult read.I really enjoyed reading this informative and mind challenging book and if you have a passion to seek out the mystery of life, death and immortality using modern physics you may want to check out this book.Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Tactical Principles of the most effective Combative Systems).

Dr. Tipler's book on the reality of life after death is curious, to say the least. He writes as a professor of mathematical physics who is trying to make mathematical theory intelligible to the average person. He is not that successful. Those thinking, from the title, that this work is an attempt on the part of a Christian believer to prove what the Bible says as about immortality, will not find comfort unless they are ready to redefine some terms and concepts. Tipler spends the greater part of the book setting out his case from the view of theoretical physics. He has an appendix to the book which is written for "the scientist," but without some familiarity with physics the book may be hard to follow; especially, his material on quantum cosmology. Chapters 9 through 11 are easier to follow and have greater interest to the non-technical reader. Tipler's thesis seems to have grown out of Pierre Teilhard de Chardain's book, "The Phenomenon of Man," in which he sees the human race as moving to an Omega Point in its evolutionary development. Tipler sees God as the Omega Point toward which humanity is moving, in which the whole of humanity is given new existence, having been regenerated from the data of their existence which has survived "in space" following the demise of the original body. Man will not be the original of himself but will be an exact recreation of himself, created out of the extant data of his original existence. The book does not make a claim of presenting absolute proof of the author's thesis, but is a presentation of what may be possible in terms of theoretical physics. Possibilities of what "may be" make up "the stuff" of theoretical physics. The book is well worth the reading. Maurice III

There is a fair amount of calculus in this book. There are some very strange theories that it covers and it is interesting to note that in the process of studying this book the scientist went from being an atheist to a believer in God. This book goes out on the very edge of scientific understanding and comes to some really radical conclusions. If nothing else it is a fascinating read.

I think this a great book that anyone can read and enjoy it (humm.. maybe not anyone. Sometimes you will agree sometimes you won't but at least It will make you wonder about many cosmological things. Moreover, you even will be challenge to rethink the sense of life.About the conclusions... Well that's up to you. the Only thing I can say about the argument about the resurrection (accepting many argument not so easely) is :Even if this "God" would have all the information to revive you that doesn't mean that the revived thing is you. OK, I make myself clear, just suppose that this god can make many copies of you which one would be really you? I mean I exist if someone makes a exact copy of me (not even think about being an emulation in a software program :-) ) that copy isn't me. Is it?OK but anyway is a good book.Jus be prepared to swallow a lot of physic.

Fascinating but may need a revision now the size of the Higgs boson has been measured

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I was expecting this book with fervor.Well, too bad. A book about the nature of Life without a single mention of 'consciousness' in the index.We are 'information machines' apparently.Pff.... A waste of time and money!

The author is able to tell us the ultimate future of the universe with a common language and shows us a brand new way to look at our destiny.