Of Time and Space, of God and Man

PREFACEOF TIME AND SPACE, OF GOD AND MANAt the age of 94, so close to the time of the Grim Reaper, when I shall finally meet my Maker, I choose to embark on a Search for Truth, relying on what I learned as a Catholic (which I still am) at the feet of my Jesuit teachers; on the 25,500 books I read (a book a day from the age of 10 to 70); on two books by Yuval Noah Harari, called to my attention by a fervent Christian Fundamentalist who regards them as bovine ordure; and a book by Steven Pinker from the father of my Swiss daughter-in-law. This journey brought me through unexpected byways from the Big Bang, Time and Timeless Space, the inspiring concept of God and the entire evolution and progress of the Human Race, to the Final Destiny of Man. TABLE OF CONTENTSPreface - p3Chapter 1. Sapiens, "a brief history of mankind" - p5Chapter 2. The Cognitive Revolution - p9Chapter 3. The Agricultural Revolution - p11Chapter 4. The Scientific Revolution - p20Chapter 5. Human Relationship with Animals - p29Chapter 6. Homo Deus, "a brief history of tomorrow" - p38Chapter 7. Computer algorithms, our master - p40Chapter 8. Is God necessary? - p42Chapter 9. Is the Human Race necessary? - p47Chapter 10. The Original Sin - p52Chapter 11. The Story of Man - p55Chapter 12. Scientific Atheistic Humanism - p58Chapter 13. Narrative of Human Progress - p60Entro, Evo, Info - p60Life - p62Health - p62Sustenance - p63Wealth - p64Inequality - p65 The Environment - p67Terrorism - p68Peace - p69Safety - p71Democracy - p73Equal Rights - p74Knowledge - p76The Game of Thrones - p78Chapter 14. The Destiny of Man - p82 Part 1. Virgin births in the future! - p82 Part 2. DNA and the Future of Man - p84 Part 3. Grand Option: eternal life as part of God - p85Chapter 15. Lead and the Age of the Earth - p88Chapter 16. The Cosmic Year Tabulated - p90About the Author - p93END OF BOOK - p94Appendix X - Henares Booklist - p95