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God's Debris
- A Thought Experiment
- Narrated by: D. C. Goode
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
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Summary
For some readers, especially those under 30, God's Debris can be a mind altering experience. Fair Warning: Because of the hypnotic writing style, readers tend to have strong reactions to the work. If you are in the top 5% of the population in terms of scientific knowledge, or philosophical reading, there's a good chance you will have an angry reaction to God's Debris. But if you are more of a seeker than a know-it-all, your experience could be something special.
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- Dr Peter Parkes
- 21-08-22
If Dilbert had a God, this would be it
A great listen, consumed in one Sunday afternoon.
But so many pearls of wisdom in there that i hope to read it again and again.
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- George Williams
- 01-02-22
Best book ever
I love this book and read it countless times. Puts a twist on what you think
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-02-21
Mind bending brilliance
Every Scott Adams book I read or listen to, alters my perceptions and opens my mind to new thoughts. God's Debris makes you chuckle at the 'know all' of the main character, because it makes you question theories you have little depth of understanding to. Enjoyable, and mind twisting fun.
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- Jon
- 07-07-18
Enjoyed the book but then I listened to the author
I found plenty in this book to make me think about the topics discussed. Surely that’s what a good read does, it leaves you thinking.
But since then I’ve listened to some of Scott Adams’ pro Trump ramblings and I feel like maybe I was intellectually mugged. While I get that it should be possible to disagree with someone on one topic but agree with them on another I can’t see how I can reconcile myself with someone who can make a logical argument for Trumpism.
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- David Mayes
- 27-11-17
Really enjoyed it
Really enjoyed this book. Thought provoking and enjoyable, go into it with an open mind. and it will surprise you. Thanks Scott Adams.
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- Ray
- 26-07-16
excellent read
the probability you will like this book is linked to how open your mind is to new concepts. If you like Scott Adams book HOW TO FAIL AT ALMOST EVERYTHING AND STILL WIN BIG, then this is a much read.
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- Felicity
- 26-09-15
good stuff
Reminded me of conversations I had as a student. I do think the world's smartest man is much better at talking philosophy than he is psychology. Fortunately the latter is only discussed a little bit towards the end (relationships and gender differences, *cringe...).
The voices on this are among the best I have heard on an audible product, which certainly contributed to my enjoyment of the product.
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- Daniel
- 24-01-10
god's debris
Mildly interesting in one or two places and made more enjoyable than it really has any right to be by virtue of the excellent voice-acting, particularly on the part of the Avatar/old man (although it's a long way from being 'hypnotic'). For some of the younger audience members, part of the enjoyment might come from identifying the accepted scientific facts vs the authors liberal use of imagination and hypothesizing, and which parts of this have tentative links with the former. Overall, it's worth the low asking price of ?2.99, but before buying I'd suggest that you replace the age of "30" with "13" in the authors blurb in order to avoid any potential disappointment.
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- Mirek
- 23-01-10
God's Debris - A beautiful tale
Described by the author as "thought experiment" this short book discusses ages old philosophical problems and conundrums in a dialog between a common delivery man and an old "sage", calling himself Avatar.
Their dialog starts with a question: "If you toss a coin a thousand times, how often will it come up heads?", and, by and by, they enter into enchanting philosophical discussion about the eternal philosophical problems of humanity. Do we have free will? If we do, how it relates to brain? What are consequences of God's free will? Why there are so many religions? What is the true nature and cause of physical universe? What is the meaning of evolution? and so on ...
In the discussion, the delivery man thinks like common, media influenced, educated person, while Avatar speaks as the one who knows everything, as a sage.
In some sense the "God's Debris" illustrates a kind of collision of modern practical mind and ages old philosophical thought.
Many of the explanations given by the sage are just plain baloney. The concept of the universe as the God's Debris that came into existence after G-d "decided" to stop his existence, the concept of gravitation and inertia as probability, and many others are examples.
What is beautiful though, is that it just does not matter if these concepts are true or not - the essence is in bringing the common man higher in his awareness - moving him from level of scientific thinking to the "5th-level" where he recognizes that our mind is more delusion generator than "an engine" of truth...
The true virtue of the book lies in its atmosphere; atmosphere of realistic irrationality - is I could call it this way. The books ends in surprising, yet anticipated way - but I will try not to spoil it for its future readers...
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- B. Injasoulian
- 20-01-15
Clever and Thought-provoking
This book was recommended by a friend and met the high standard of the review. Read with my son and it gave us hours of rich conversation.
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- JAY B
- 18-05-16
mind-expanding
mind-expanding, not necessarily because it gives you new information but because it challenges you to examine your dogma
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- Jansen
- 31-12-15
simply Wow!!!
you cannot predict how this book will turn your thoughts up side down. everyone that I have recommended it has done it too
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- Ahmad Abugosh
- 18-10-15
Loved it, the narrator is amazing!
What did you love best about God's Debris?
The 2 voices done by the narrator are perfect.
Who was your favorite character and why?
The man who knows everything.
Have you listened to any of D. C. Goode’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No, but I will now!
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me think.
Any additional comments?
Highly recommended!
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- Flory Layla gal
- 01-10-15
thought provoking!!
loved the voices! am i gods debris? ...hmmm found out about this author from the Tim Ferriss podcast.
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- Alec Kristi
- 29-05-15
Wow, this is amazing.
An entire worldview in under 3 hours. While none of these ideas are new, this book has them put together in the best and most concise way possible. Though the author could have been better informed on a couple of occasions (nothing a reading of "The Selfish Gene" couldn't solve ;), it does not take away from the story and the idea. level up!
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- James
- 21-03-16
Free will, determinism, god and probability
Fantastic thought experiment. Ideas about free will and determinism I've only read in later books. The trick of persuasion is clever too
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- Paul
- 27-09-15
I'm lucky I found this book ;-)
Short and worth more than I paid for it in time and in money. It reminded me of Douglas Adams without the humor.
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- dasguru
- 10-02-12
Excellent
A new perspective on religion, the approach was brilliant. I would recommend this to anyone who likes to keep a open mind.
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