God - the Failed Hypothesis

How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist

By: Victor J. Stenger

Narrated by: David Smalley

Throughout history, arguments for and against the existence of God have been largely confined to philosophy and theology, while science has sat on the sidelines. Despite the fact that science has revolutionized every aspect of human life and greatly clarified our understanding of the world, somehow the notion has arisen that it has nothing to say about the possibility of a supreme being, which much of humanity worships as the source of all reality. This book contends that, if God exists, some evidence for this existence should be detectable by scientific means, especially considering the central role that God is alleged to play in the operation of the universe and the lives of humans.

Treating the traditional God concept, as conventionally presented in the Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions, like any other scientific hypothesis, physicist Stenger examines all of the claims made for God's existence. He considers the latest Intelligent Design arguments as evidence of God's influence in biology. He looks at human behavior for evidence of immaterial souls and the possible effects of prayer. He discusses the findings of physics and astronomy in weighing the suggestions that the universe is the work of a creator and that humans are God's special creation. After evaluating all the scientific evidence, Stenger concludes that beyond a reasonable doubt the universe and life appear exactly as we might expect if there were no God.

©2007 Victor J. Stenger (P)2016 Pitchstone Publishing

Stenger makes a solid case, but narration is weak.

This is the first Audible book I've had to stop listening to due to ear fatigue. It seems to have been recorded with too much emphasis in the low-mid frequencies. I do all my listening on earbuds, and have never had this problem. But it sounds muffled and bottom heavy. Couple that with a lackluster narration, and I just had to stop. Good book though.

Well written

I've heard several of these arguments before but there are still additional hypothesis that add to the scientific response to theism. I also applaud the insistence that science does have something to say about God. I've always found it incredibly foolish (and hypocritical) for theistic elements to stomp on science with their money, politics and dictatorial fear mongering but then insist on seperation from scientific fact when those facts disprove their own authority and do so calmly and with a decorum the religious seem to lack. Stenger insists that the nature of the God Hypothesis means it CAN be disproven with science and he does so beautifully.

Loved it....

A wonderful collection of terrific arguments. Clear, concise, fast moving and never boring. I'll have to listen to it a few more times through in an attempt to retain the valuable details.

Well-Thought Out

This is a well constructed and well thought out argument, and it’s narrated really well. I found it both engaging and interesting to see a purely scientific view of god and what that would entail, and the logical fallacies that can surround such an existence or lack thereof.

Good read, poor reader

The content is interesting if not original. There are many other works by and in favor of atheists and atheism that make the case as well or better. Personally, I prefer Dawkins and Hitchens but to each their own. What is maddening about the audio version is the often horrible mispronounciations of words like automaton (pronounced herein as "otto-may-ton") and Empedocles ("imp-a-do-clees"). How it passed any quality inspection still puzzles me.