Volume 6- Issue 9, September 2007
Published by
Llumina Press
Review of InSight Of God
Written by: Daniel J. Neumann
Book Description:
Greenspan introduces a metaphysical world to the reader through which all is
cohesive. She ties love, hate, joy, sadness, health, disease, positive,
negative, et cetera together through Spirals of connections.
Cons:
In several sections of the book, Deborah brings the concept of an atom to her
order. Obviously, most of her readers are not Quantum Physicists, but there is
one thing I would have added. She uses the Bohr model of the atom, which has
electrons orbiting the nuclei. This is a familiar, but since inaccurate model.
(It actually only works with Hydrogen molecular geometry).
Schrödinger and his model would have been interesting for this subject matter.
His electrons only exists in “probable” areas (known as s, p, d, or f-orbitals),
but can be anywhere. This is Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. Although that
electron is probably 1 x 1016
meters away from the nuclei, an electron belonging to a hydrogen atom on
Earth could be on Mars… or on the other side of the universe! Plus, the
electrons have a particle-wave duality that Greenspan would have loved, in which
an electron travels in waves of possible instances. (Most scientists today have
concluded that parallel universes are where the electrons go).
Research on Schrödinger also would have done well because he, too, concerned
himself with metaphysics. (Probably put in the category of “General Astrobiology”
today, though). In a thinking experiment, he considered a cat in a box. This box
is rigged with a radioactive trigger that may or may not set off a silent Rube
Goldberg death contraption. (Remember Uncertainty?). There is no way of knowing
the cat is alive or dead at this point. Because the observer has no reason to
conclude anything, the cat is both alive and dead simultaneously. Think about
that for a moment. (Can the universe exist without our acknowledgement? Is
reality a necessary consequence?)
Pros:
The book goes through the trouble of answering everything, using several
examples to explain what is meant. There are even helpful footnotes at the end
of jargon one may not recognize, and advice for looking into meditation
techniques. The narrative voice is personal, which eases tension for such new
concepts.
What is really neat is how Deborah Greenspan captures the romance of science.
This is what every aspiring scientist wants to know: how everything works. It
drives them. And every sentient being should take interest in the same manner. I
personally don’t agree with everything, but I still enjoy it. She sees religion
a route to spirituality, while I see the opposite. But, nonetheless, her
argument is logical—and certainly feels
right. It is extremely comforting to learn of a fair, balanced universe—no
matter how delusional some may feel that notion is.
Conclusion:
If you are a conscious being who longs for an explanation of why you are here
(we don’t choose, after all), and you don’t read nomenclature, then this is the
book for you. I dare any scientist to walk up to Greenspan, look into her
eyes, and tell her she is wrong. She puts up valid questions and answers
them—you can’t ask for more in a metaphysic book.