“WHERE DID THE UNIVERSE COME FROM? WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE IT? WHAT WILL THE FUTURE BRING? AND FINALLY, WHY IS THERE SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOTHING?”
Lawrence Krauss’s provocative answers to these and other timeless questions in a wildly popular lecture now on YouTube have attracted almost a million viewers. The last of these questions in particular has been at the center of religious and philosophical debates about the existence of God, and it’s the supposed counterargument to anyone who questions the need for God. As Krauss argues, scientists have, however, historically focused on other, more pressing issues—such as figuring out how the universe actually functions, which can ultimately help us to improve the quality of our lives.
Now, in a cosmological story that rivets as it enlightens, pioneering theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss explains the groundbreaking new scientific advances that turn the most basic philosophical questions on their heads. One of the few prominent scientists today to have actively crossed the chasm between science and popular culture, Krauss reveals that modern science is addressing the question of why there is something rather than nothing, with surprising and fascinating results. The staggeringly beautiful experimental observations and mind-bending new theories are all described accessibly in A Universe from Nothing, and they suggest that not only can something arise from nothing, something will always arise from nothing.
With his characteristic wry humor and wonderfully clear explanations, Krauss takes us back to the beginning of the beginning, presenting the most recent evidence for how our universe evolved—and the implications for how it’s going to end. It will provoke, challenge, and delight readers as it looks at the most basic underpinnings of existence in a whole new way. And this knowledge that our universe will be quite different in the future from today has profound implications and directly affects how we live in the present. As Richard Dawkins has described it: This could potentially be the most important scientific book with implications for supernaturalism since Darwin.
A fascinating antidote to outmoded philosophical and religious thinking, A Universe from Nothing is a provocative, game-changing entry into the debate about the existence of God and everything that exists. “Forget Jesus,” Krauss has argued, “the stars died so you could be born.”
2 有用 Notaüsgang 2020-01-22 18:06:15
万物起源于空,空又从何而来?
0 有用 Mr. Money~! 2014-01-01 03:02:39
科普读物,写的没有霍金精彩,了解阅读。两年前买的书现在才读完,惭愧
1 有用 amino 2020-01-15 08:23:02
哲学不能脱离科学,神学不能回答终极问题,于是Dawkins写结束语也就不意外了。
1 有用 Hildy at beach 2023-05-15 13:56:27 上海
In this case, the answer to the question, “Why is there something rather than nothing?” will then simply be:“There won’t be for long. 天文学家都是天生的恐怖故事大王啊,哈哈。
0 有用 等待如果 2021-07-10 10:41:41
Blinkist扫过。少数Blinkist扫完但想去读原著的书,感觉是有会有意思和加深自己对世界的理解的。物理想象力实在太差了,比如我无法理解“时空”这个概念,以及时间是相对的这个概念,我可以理解理论,但从直觉上还是太“反直觉”了。人的狭隘啊,连正常的“时间”之外去理解“时间”都那么难。宇宙始于大爆炸,并且在不断膨胀。有时候我们探测不到能量,是因为存在“虚拟能量”,它的进出速度之快超越了我们能探测... Blinkist扫过。少数Blinkist扫完但想去读原著的书,感觉是有会有意思和加深自己对世界的理解的。物理想象力实在太差了,比如我无法理解“时空”这个概念,以及时间是相对的这个概念,我可以理解理论,但从直觉上还是太“反直觉”了。人的狭隘啊,连正常的“时间”之外去理解“时间”都那么难。宇宙始于大爆炸,并且在不断膨胀。有时候我们探测不到能量,是因为存在“虚拟能量”,它的进出速度之快超越了我们能探测的范围。也许我们是幸运的,在宇宙膨胀到我们无法探测之前我们探测到了宇宙在膨胀。科学的确从和宗教一样问为什么,渐渐演变成为怎么样和是什么了。到底科学所谓的因观察实验而得出的结论是提前预设还是真正结果论的,又有谁知道呢?科学也是一种信仰,不是吗? (展开)
1 有用 Hildy at beach 2023-05-15 13:56:27 上海
In this case, the answer to the question, “Why is there something rather than nothing?” will then simply be:“There won’t be for long. 天文学家都是天生的恐怖故事大王啊,哈哈。
0 有用 等待如果 2021-07-10 10:41:41
Blinkist扫过。少数Blinkist扫完但想去读原著的书,感觉是有会有意思和加深自己对世界的理解的。物理想象力实在太差了,比如我无法理解“时空”这个概念,以及时间是相对的这个概念,我可以理解理论,但从直觉上还是太“反直觉”了。人的狭隘啊,连正常的“时间”之外去理解“时间”都那么难。宇宙始于大爆炸,并且在不断膨胀。有时候我们探测不到能量,是因为存在“虚拟能量”,它的进出速度之快超越了我们能探测... Blinkist扫过。少数Blinkist扫完但想去读原著的书,感觉是有会有意思和加深自己对世界的理解的。物理想象力实在太差了,比如我无法理解“时空”这个概念,以及时间是相对的这个概念,我可以理解理论,但从直觉上还是太“反直觉”了。人的狭隘啊,连正常的“时间”之外去理解“时间”都那么难。宇宙始于大爆炸,并且在不断膨胀。有时候我们探测不到能量,是因为存在“虚拟能量”,它的进出速度之快超越了我们能探测的范围。也许我们是幸运的,在宇宙膨胀到我们无法探测之前我们探测到了宇宙在膨胀。科学的确从和宗教一样问为什么,渐渐演变成为怎么样和是什么了。到底科学所谓的因观察实验而得出的结论是提前预设还是真正结果论的,又有谁知道呢?科学也是一种信仰,不是吗? (展开)
2 有用 Notaüsgang 2020-01-22 18:06:15
万物起源于空,空又从何而来?
1 有用 amino 2020-01-15 08:23:02
哲学不能脱离科学,神学不能回答终极问题,于是Dawkins写结束语也就不意外了。
0 有用 TrilobitaDeneb 2018-09-22 19:19:27
作者作为一名科普人,文学功底和幽默程度不相上下,读之非常有趣