Antonio Grant
9/5/14
Fresh. Sem. Biophilia

Journey of the Universe
By: Brian Thomas Swimme & Mary Evelyn Tucker
Reflection Part 2

          This half of the book was definitely the same if not worse to accept just because the material seemed like to be less about the journey and more about the science. Though not every chapter seemed to take that approach it was the last chapter “Rethinking Matter and Time” that I personally enjoyed and disliked. It was at the point when the book discussed that we’re all made of inert matter, which is mathematically sequenced and can be found in the most common as much as the most bizarre places. But ultimately we are all of the same branch of the same tree. Yet on the other hand what I wasn’t too accepting of was the predicting aspect. The whole idea of predestines, and future written in stone seems childish. Similar to a free pass, conveniently used and placed in certain circumstances as an excuse for failure or a reason for success. Yet the end of the book was rather satisfying, I stand by what I said in the previous reflection, this book is a great starting point for someone still searching for something more, whatever more he or she is looking for. Finally I would definitely recommend this book to practically everyone, you would have to be one ignorant/arrogant person not to enjoy this book.