A journalist investigates the existence of a creator. The books starts with his declaration of atheism, and his investigation is sparked by his wife's conversion to Christianity. He states the base of his atheism, and then continues to interview experts in the scientific realm, experts in their field, on the specific items. He dismisses all his original believes one-by-one and then conclude that there must be a creator. Although the approach seems very authentic, it is utterly flawed. This becomes clear as the author discovers that there is a creator, and the one described by Christianity fits the bill. Disappointingly, all the field experts are from the Christian belief system and thus robs the reader from a real argument when it comes to fundamental questions, like, evolution through natural selection, and backward regression to original cause.
I found the book very interesting as the author put on a charade of honest journalistic inquiry once he meets with his interviewee, with philosophical ideas presented, but the ultimate flaw is the inevitable set up outcome due to the selection of interviewees. Were this a true battle with open ending, it would be a much better investment of time.
The book should be read with caution as a lot of after reading is required to fill in the gaps left by the author in the principal flaw as described.
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