Serious problems have long been apparent for the scientific understanding of life, in particular with regards to unusual behaviors. The general challenge unfolding for that understanding or vision, though, is in identifying the DNA basis for much of our inheritance. Without such a DNA/genetic basis science's vision of life and evolution does not work.

In parallel with such challenges are concerns about the general fallout from science's mechanistic vision of life. That vision, herein described as the cornerstone of scientism, has become an intellectual juggernaut. The latter half of this book takes on that juggernaut via critical examination of some of the works of Steven Pinker and Sam Harris.

Serious problems have long been apparent for the scientific understanding of life, in particular with regards to unusual behaviors. The general challenge unfolding for that understanding or vision, though, is in identifying the DNA basis for much of our inheritance. Without such a DNA/genetic basis science's vision of life and evolution does not work.

In parallel with such challenges are concerns about the general fallout from science's mechanistic vision of life. That vision, herein described as the cornerstone of scientism, has become an intellectual juggernaut. The latter half of this book takes on that juggernaut via critical examination of some of the works of Steven Pinker and Sam Harris.

The modern scientific view of life is purely mechanistic and DNA-driven. Author Ted Christopher argues against the materialist perspective promoted by scientists, which reduces human existence to biochemical processes with a genetic foundation. In Science's Dead End, Religions' Opening, and a Restart for Meaning he presents a number of behavioral phenomena inconsistent with materialism and evolution; highlights the failures of genomic searches to confirm DNA origins for many traits and diseases; and explores religious/mystical experiences as potential evidence for alternative and religious viewpoints.

The book is a critique of scientific materialism and advocates a consideration of different perspectives on the nature of life and meaning. This book is a more accessible that his previous academic-oriented publication (Meaning Beyond Molecules and Hubris), and focused on encouraging readers to simply question the prevailing scientific narrative and also consider broader explanations for life and consciousness.

Problems have always existed for the scientific understanding of life, in particular with unusual behaviors. One such area is prodigious intellectual abilities. Explanations there are expected to be largely based on a person's DNA. More broadly, that logic is fundamental to the fields of behavioral genetics as well as personal genomics. Very surprisingly after much searching through relevant DNA, though, a number of the presumed DNA origins have not been identified.

This book considers this quietly unfolding heritability mystery along with some amazing behavioral challenges to the logic of science. The book also introduces some alternative explanations available from a common traditional understanding of life. Some relevant commentary on the Religion-vs.-Science situation is also offered.