The Haunted
Mansion

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Contents

Introduction

This book is designed to show that the Biblical view of the world makes sense AND is consistent with modern science. This is a short summary of the book.

The Haunted Mansion

Modern physics has produced a new perspective on our world that has been very difficult for most scientists to accept. This new perspective produces a radical transformation about our understanding of the world. The relevant science is in the last chapter of the book and will be useful to science minded people. In this chapter there is an analogy about amusement park rides like the haunted mansion in Disneyworld that makes the scientific results clear without the science. Some of the interesting results from this chapter are first, you can prove the existence of a creator. Second you can demolish evolution by chance and hence atheism by simply showing that nothing is happening by chance. If you believe in free will then that is actually an argument for the existence of the human soul. Finally this chapter gives some Biblical quotes to show how the God of the Bible had the physics right before modern science came along. (The whole chapter is online.)

Basic Christianity

This section explains Christianity in a logical way, a way that I think is necessary for highly logical scientific people. It should also make sense to the skeptical members of the general public who think the Biblical view sounds like nonsense. (Most of this chapter is online.)

All the World's a Stage and a Classroom!

People are here on Earth to learn about human nature, sin and God. The Bible presents important lessons on these subjects. People are not here on Earth to evolve a "new Garden of Eden". (None of this chapter is online.)

Modern Times

Modern times are very different from Old Testament times in certain ways. Modern people have a very un-Biblical outlook on the world that is completely wrong. (None of this chapter is online.)

The Creation of the Universe and the Earth

The interpretations of the Bible you get from young Earth creationists will make you think that science has proved the Bible wrong but there are other less publicized interpretations that fit the scientific results. (All of this chapter is online.)

The Origin of Mankind

Once again, the interpretations of the Bible you get from young Earth creationists will make you think that science has proved that the Biblical story of the creation of human beings is totally wrong but again there are other less publicized interpretations that fit the scientific results. (None of this chapter is online.)

Noah's Flood

Yet again, the interpretation of the Bible you get from young Earth creationists will make you think that science has proved that the Biblical story of the Flood of Noah is all wrong and yet again you can find an interpretation of the Bible that makes sense by making the flood a large flood in the Middle East, not one that covers the whole Earth. (None of this chapter is online.)

Won't Any Religion Do?

People often think any religion will do but they are not all the same by any means. Christianity offers the only sensible deal and it's totally free whereas other religions offer you inferior deals. (None of it is online.)

Notes on Heaven

Here is what the followers of the God of the Bible can look forward to: an incredibly beautiful world filled with people who are so different from people here on Earth it sounds like a fairy tale. (None of it is online.)

Modern Physics

This chapter on modern physics is for science oriented people who will want to know about how modern physics produced the revolutionary new idea of the the block world and the Haunted Mansion analogy found in the first chapter. If you're not scientifically inclined this chapter might numb your mind so feel free to skip it if necessary. (The whole chapter is here.)

The Haunted Mansion (Old Version)

This is an old version of Modern Physics and The Haunted Mansion that is being kept online for now so that it will come up when people search the web.

Life

The mainstream scientific facts clearly point to Intelligent Design, not Evolution. This section details the mistakes you get from evolutionists. It is incomplete and will not be included in The Haunted Mansion since the intention of this chapter was to discredit evolution by chance but the argument from modern physics does such a really neat job of doing away with evolution all this science can be skipped unless you'd like to see all those traditional arguments against evolution that should have made people doubt evolution.

Eerie Similarities between Evolution and Young Earth Creationism

Both sides approach the subject in exactly the same way: they use their own particular bias mixed with sloppy thinking and outright dishonesty. (Online but not included in the book.)

Notes on Unreality for Young Earth Creationists

Arguments for young Earth creationism do not stand up to scrutiny. (Online but not included in the book. Not quite finished either.)

A Discussion Forum

Leave your comments on the Notes on Reality pages or discuss the issues.

If you have any questions or comments, write me.

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