Bennett opens with the words: "Few people who have read my book, The Dramatic Universe, have seen that the suggestion that there is a fundamental uncertainty in the very existence of the universe, including ourselves, is entirely revolutionary and undermines beliefs that have been taken for granted equally by religious and by scientific people. As the years go by, I become more and more convinced that the doctrine of universal hazard must before long replace our belief in absolutes of any kind and that is why I have decided ...
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Bennett opens with the words: "Few people who have read my book, The Dramatic Universe, have seen that the suggestion that there is a fundamental uncertainty in the very existence of the universe, including ourselves, is entirely revolutionary and undermines beliefs that have been taken for granted equally by religious and by scientific people. As the years go by, I become more and more convinced that the doctrine of universal hazard must before long replace our belief in absolutes of any kind and that is why I have decided to speak about this doctrine at this particular stage of my life." This book represents a course of study based on the fundamental principle of universal hazard as presented in his major work "The Dramatic Universe" and a series of commentaries on different aspects. Talks presented in included discussions opening from questions put by students.
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