Preface: About Reading This Book
This book is written for both those who are well acquainted with many aspects of science and those who are not. For the latter I have kept the scientific jargon to a minimum and defined or explained any terminology used. While a high school-level knowledge of biology would be helpful, the reader with no background in biology at any level can still read and understand this book.
For those whose first reaction is, “Wow, over 650 pages!” I have sprinkled summaries of all of the important points in red text throughout the book. If a chapter repeats what you already know, bores or overwhelms you, just skip to the red summary and go on to the next chapter. One could obtain the essence of the whole book in a very short time by just reading these summaries. If you wish to understand the reasoning and evidence behind the red summaries – read the full chapter. Finally, if you would like to skip the chapters on evolution and cosmology and jump directly to the material about the rational and spiritual brain – go to Part IV.
