1) Authors
a) Werner Arber, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland
b) V. Raman, Emeritus Professor of Physics and Humanities, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
c) Anita Goel, Department of Physics, MIT and Harvard University, USA
d) Chandra Wickramasinghe, Professor and Director of the Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology, University of Buckingham, UK
e) Christian de Duve, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, The Rockefeller University, US
f) Mikulas Blazek, Physicist, Vice-Chancellor Emeritus, Trnava University, Trnava, Slovak Republic
g) Gianfranco Basti, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, Pontifical Lateran University, Rome, Italy
h) Michael A. Cremo, Center for Vedic Science Research, Los Angeles, USA
i) Robert Mann, Professor of Physics, University of Waterloo, Canada
j) Brian D. Josephson, Nobel Laureate in Physics, Director of the Mind-Matter Unification Project, Department of Physics, Cambridge
k) David Hodgson, Supreme Court Judge, New South Wales, Australia
l) Amit Goswami, Theoretical Quantum Physicist, Center for Quantum Activism, Eugene, USA
m) Lothar Schafer, Emeritus Professor of Physical Chemistry, University of Arkansas, USA
n) Arij A. Roest Crollius S. J., Professor of History and Theology of Religions, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome
o) Samir Khaldi, Islamic Scholar, Centocelle, Rome
p) Jonathan Edelmann, Research Scholar, Oxford University, UK
q) Laura Provera, Professor of Hebrew and Biblical Greek, Pontifical Gregorian University, Italy
r) Made Wardhana, Chairman of Medical Record Committee, Denpasar Central General Hospital, Bali, Indonesia
s) Marco Ferrini, Founder President and Director of Centro Studi, Bhaktivedanta Academy of Traditional Indian Sciences, Ponsacco, Italy
t) Giuseppe Sermonti, Emeritus Professor of Genetics, University of Perugia, Italy
u) Gerald L. Schroeder, Physicist, Aish HaTorah College of Jewish Studies, Israel
v) Marco Gozzi, Vice-President, Bhaktivedanta Institute, Rome
w) Gianfranco Di Segni, Biologist and Research Scholar, CNR (Institute of Cell Biology), Rome, Italy
x) Vittorio Marchi, Quantum Physicist, Rome, Italy
y) Jagdish N. Srivastava, CNS Research Professor Emeritus, Colorado State University, USA
z) D.Singh, Founder Director, Bhaktivedanta Institute
2) Brief Description about the book
The marvellous exhibition of various life forms on earth has always delighted the minds of the scientist, theologian, philosopher, artist, poet as well as every thoughtful person. The age old quest to understand life and its origin seems to be of utmost importance to understand the meaning and purpose of life. Thus, the inquisitive minds of humans are ever increasingly seeking definite answers and explanations about life and its origin. Realizing the need for a synthesis, through dialogue between the leaders of scientific and spiritual traditions, Dr. T. D. Singh, also known as Srila Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami, initiated major conferences and seminars to bring noted scientists, philosophers, modern intellectuals and spiritual leaders on a common platform for open dialogue. He also held numerous science-spirituality dialogues personally with many prominent scientists, including several Nobel Laureates. One of his major efforts was the Second International Congress on Life and its Origin in Rome during 12-14 November, 2004. This book is derived from that conference. Dr. Singh was working on these articles and was inviting other articles from authors of various disciplines. As the development of this book was enthusiastically progressing, Dr. Singh left this planet and was called to a different world in 2006. This valuable work was resumed by the current editorial board and by his blessings it has been successfully completed. Topics of this kind are as fresh as ever, nourishing the mind and the soul. We hope the book will enable the readers to appreciate multidisciplinary approaches highlighting the multidimensional aspects of life and will lay the foundation for the complementary approach of science and spirituality in the quest to understand life and its origin.
4) Topics Covered
Darwinism, Evolution, DNA, RNA, Anthropy, Molecular motor, Abiogenesis, Cosmic Biology, Mind-Body Problem, Metaphysics, Theology, Memetic Evolution, Consciousness, Free-will, Beyond Quantum Theory, Quantum measurement and its paradox, Soul, Biodiverity, Vedic Concept of Life, Biblical Perspectives on Life, Islamic Perspectives on Life,
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