Torn between two worlds - where science meets religion

I was never a religious person because from an early age the words of the priests sounded phony to me. Science made more sense. Philosophy made more sense. I like logic in things and this makes me a doubter.
Shawn Murphy is a scientist with an interest in religion and philosophy and an extensive knowledge in these fields.

In 'Torn between two worlds - science and religion', he shows us, in short words, how religion evolved to match the interests of the rulers.
It is a known fact that religion is the best tool to rule the people but to see the extend they went to cut, to deform the original thoughts into anything that will serve them is different.
We get to know more about the works of Socrates, of Origen of Alexandria, how Aristotle came to be a great philosopher, and how science, in the past a part of philosophy and wisdom, came to be a separate religion, sometime with its own blind shades.

In a world where long and pompous speeches are often what defines a good leader to have them questioned like Shawn Murphy does it is refreshing.
Because he is right, there is a serious gap between a passionate speech that comes from wisdom and it is done for the greater good and a speech that has minimal base in science, but it is very persuasive but lacks truthfulness and usefulness.
Many of us are painfully aware of this truth and we often block out the words of our leaders because we question their reasons.

Shawn Murphy shows us how everything can be twisted and turned and how wisdom is a rare commodity, very difficult to find. We are being pushed into patterns and uniqueness is not encouraged.
The battle between science and religion is being done with the help of rhetoric while it should be in fact a discussion based on wisdom.
We find some answers between the pages of this book and so many other questions as well.

´The supernatural is only the natural not yet understood.'
A brief understanding of the supernatural world through the eyes of a scientist is what Mr Murphy is trying to accomplish in the third and possibly most interesting of the three books 'Torn between two worlds'.
He covers the work of Dr Wickland, Ian Stevenson and other many renowned psychiatrist who have tried to take the understanding of the human brain into the ethereal.
He explains, in a very unique way some excerpts from the bible who point to the theory of reincarnation and highlights the work of Johannes Greber as his turning point from science to religion.
A lot of symbolism and hidden meanings revealed make the book an exceptional read.
Pagan gods, Christianity, science, everything is related and it takes an open mind to link it all.
A highly recommended read.