God for Atheists and Scientists

About the Book

This book proposes a new religion that links a person directly to God and the universe. To learn about God, mankind uses scientific methods to accumulate scientific knowledge. The biggest problem with organized religions (including voodoo, black magic, etc.) is that they have led mankind nowhere over the centuries. Without science, mankind would still be living in caves and eating raw meat despite following their religions over the centuries. In view of the obvious necessity for increasing scientific knowledge, a disturbing sign is that, perhaps in frustration, religious leaders increasingly show disrespect for scientific knowledge; to them, incredibly and incorrectly, faith should trump science. This blindness to scientific facts underlies much of the social, economic, and political behavior that has brought us to today’s reality: a world incapable of living without very destructive wars, massive flows of refugees, growing poverty, environmental pollution, increasing scarcity of fresh water, increasing encounters with microorganisms capable of defeating our most powerful antibiotics, etc. A religion based on science hopefully provides the way to reverse all these negative trends, lest mankind destroys itself by default while indulging in mysticism and the adoration of false gods.

About the Author

Tor Guimaraes has been rated by several independent sources as one of the top researchers in the world based on publications in the top IS journals. He holds the Jesse E. Owen Chair of Excellence at Tennessee Technological University. He earned a PhD in MIS from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from California State University, Los Angeles. Tor was department chairman and professor at St. Cloud State University. Before that, he was assistant professor and director of the MIS Certificate Program at Case Western Reserve University. He has been the keynote speaker at numerous national and international meetings sponsored by organizations, such as the Information Processing Society of Japan; Institute of Industrial Engineers, Sales, and Marketing Executives; IEEE; Association for Systems Management; and American Society for Quality Control. Tor has consulted with many leading organizations including TRW, American Greetings, AT&T, IBM, and the Department of Defense. He is on the board of directors of several national and international business organizations and is a top strategic advisor to their CEOs. Working with partners in more than thirty countries, Tor has published over one hundred and fifty articles dealing with the effective use and management of IS and related technologies.