Matter, Free Will, and the creation of the universe.......from a cartoonist!

Haegan on 6/10/2006 at 15:40

Scott Adams, author of the 'Dilbert' comic strip, has released a book (for free download on the web,) about all things scientifically theoretical. In his own words he calls it a 'Though experiment wrapped in fiction.' I thought it was bloody brilliant. You can completely legally download it from here:

<a href=http://www.andrewsmcmeel.com/godsdebris/>God's Debris</a>

Gestalt on 6/10/2006 at 16:00

Adams' (http://pharyngula.org/index/weblog/comments/scott_adams_is_a_wally/) half-assed defense of creationism sort of put me off. It might be a good read, but I don't really trust the man's opinions on scientific topics.

Agent Monkeysee on 6/10/2006 at 16:02

^^ yes well I figured it goes without saying but Adams is not an expert on any of this stuff and any claims he makes about reality are for entertainment purposes only and should not be taken internally.

I read this a while back. Scott Adams is an entertaining writer and it's a fun read but HOLY HYPERBOLE it's not the "the most compelling vision of reality you will ever read" and his explanations for how things might be are Ptolemaic to say the least.

Haegan on 6/10/2006 at 16:03

According to his website he says that he will never give away his own oppinions. And if you look closely at the website I linked you to, the point of the thought experiment is to 'try to figure out what is wrong with the old man's perception of reality,' not agree with him.

sorry for not mentioning this in the post above guys...

EDIT: I agree with both of you actually, and believe evolution is fact. That is not to say that I really enjoyed this, and think that you can get something out of it, even if the oppinions are not yours.

Aja on 6/10/2006 at 18:35

BUT WHAT ARE HIS VIEWS ON OFFICE POLITICS?? :(

fett on 6/10/2006 at 21:05

He's an entertainer, therefore what he says about creation must be true.

YOU GUYS HATE THE BABY JESUS.

dvrabel on 6/10/2006 at 21:12

Er, is the reader supposed to roll their eyes and mutter "wrong" at every page?

Renegen on 6/10/2006 at 22:07

Why is this cartoonist using words? He dropped the best part of cartoons!

Mortal Monkey on 6/10/2006 at 22:46

I'm only on page 35, but I can't say it's been spinning my brain inside my skull very much. I thought pretty much the same things before I turned 14. It's quite well written though, even if a bit contradictive at times.

Ko0K on 7/10/2006 at 02:20

I did some brain-spinning, alright. I couldn't figure out how the "booksellers couldn’t decide if it was fiction or nonfiction."