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Modern research is uncovering more and more detail of what our brain is and how it works. We are living, thinking creatures who carry around with us an amazing organic supercomputer in our heads. But what is the relationship between our brains and our minds‚"‚€‚"and ultimately our sense of identity as a person? Are we more than machines? Is free-will an illusion? Do we have a soul?Brain scientist Sharon Dirckx lays out the current understanding of who we are from biologists, philosophers, theologians and psychologists, and points towards a bigger picture, that suggests answers to the fundamental questions of our existence. Not just "What am I?," but "Who am I?"‚"‚€‚"and "Why am I?"Read this book to gain valuable insight into what modern research is telling us about ourselves, or to give a sceptical friend to challenge the idea that we are merely material beings living in a material world.

- Why do bad things happen? - If God exists, why doesn't he do something? - Why am I being singled out? Of all the hurdles to faith, surely suffering must be the greatest. It tears lives apart and raises questions for us all. But when we ask why?, to whom are we addressing our question? Where do the most satisfying answers come from? Does it matter? Sharon Dirckx deftly interweaves the stories of Frances, Will, Grace, Charles and Rachel, who have faced some of life's toughest personal challenges, with a practical consideration of the 'Why?' questions we all ask about God and suffering. She concludes, 'I would like to show you that, even though we don't understand everything, it is still possible to believe in a powerful, loving God and acknowledge the reality of evil and suffering. Not only that, but seeing life from this perspective helps us make more, not less, sense of our hurting world.' While we may never have all the answers, it does not mean that there are no answers at all.

In Broken Planet, Dr. Sharon Dirckx tackles the natural problem of evil, and why God allows natural suffering, with credibility and compassion

Die neuesten Erkenntnisse der Neurowissenschaft stellen den Menschen vor die Frage: Bin ich mehr als die biologischen Prozesse in meinem Gehirn? Habe ich überhaupt einen freien Willen? Gibt es eine Seele und woher kommt meine letzte Identität? Sharon Dirckx stellt verschiedene Antwortmöglichkeiten vor und kommt zu dem Ergebnis: Das Menschenbild des christlichen Glaubens verleiht dem Menschen Würde und Identität, die jenseits der rein biologischen Prozesse des Gehirns stehen und aus der Beziehung zum lebendigen Schöpfergott erwachsen. Ein fundierter und gut verständlicher Beitrag zu einem aktuellen Thema.