Jones examines the philosophical, spiritual and scientific evidence for fate and free will, and lays out a guide for how we can live better, more fulfilling lives.
by Marie D. Jones
Jones examines the philosophical, spiritual and scientific evidence for fate and free will, and lays out a guide for how we can live better, more fulfilling lives, no matter which side ultimately wins the battle.
We have all heard, “You cannot avoid it; it is written in the stars,” “Life is what you make it,” “She chooses to be a failure” and “Choose your thoughts and choose your life.” Well, which is it? Since the day we are born, we are bombarded with the contradictory claims that our lives are predestined and that fate deals us the cards we must play, or that our lives are the results of our choices and that we shape them as we go along.
In this well-researched book, Jones examines the philosophical, spiritual and scientific evidence for both claims, and shows us how we can live better, more fulfilling lives, no matter which side ultimately wins the debate.
The book explores: the historical battle between fate and free will; intelligent design, evolution, the Big Bang and DNA as blueprints for life; how the world’s religions view destiny and choice; the law of attraction, intention and consciousness as ways to create reality; how quantum physics offers evidence for both destiny and choice; and fate and the paranormal — ghosts, life-after-death experiences and astrology.
So, is the path of each human life set in stone long before we even come into this world, or are we each responsible for choosing the reality we experience? Perhaps the truth lies somewhere in between. The book’s appendix includes other people’s interesting stories of fate and free will, and an extensive bibliography to help you with your own research.
$15.99 — New Pages Books, a division of Career Press, Inc., 220 W. Parkway, Unit 12, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444.
Reprinted from AzNetNews, Volume 30, Number 5, October/November 2011.
April 12, 2012
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