TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction: Lessons from a tree vii
CHAPTER ONE: A BIGGER PRIZE 1
In which we discover scientists of faith
CHAPTER TWO: THE SECRET OF LIFE 23
In which Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection survives
CHAPTER THREE: MIRACLE AT COLUMBIA 56
In which both sides pray for victory
CHAPTER FOUR: GIVING UP THE GHOST 79
In which we search for the soul
CHAPTER FIVE: THE SILENT ARMY 93
In which we search for an afterlife
CHAPTER SIX: THE TSUNAMI GOD 104
In which the innocent suffer
CHAPTER SEVEN: THE NEW AGE 116
In which anything goes
CHAPTER EIGHT: SCHRÖDINGER'S GRAVE 129
In which quantum mysticism is found to be superstition
CHAPTER NINE: THE BARBARY DUCK 142
In which the body heals itself
CHAPTER TEN: THE DEER 161
In which the placebo effect is explained
CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE MORAL LAW 188
In which we instinctively know right from wrong
CHAPTER TWELVE: THE LAST BUTTERFLY 202
In which there is no place else to go
Bibliography 217
Index 221
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