Book and Movie Reports by Ed

Book report: The Universe Is a Green Dragon, by Brian Swimme This is not the kind of book I would ordinarily choose to read. True, it's a non-fiction book about science, but it has a fanciful title, and I usually steer clear of things like that. I have a low tolerance for pop versions of science. When I hear phrases like "quantum healing" or "personal energy" or "laws of attraction", my eyes start rolling automatically. But, my pastor's wife lent me this book, knowing I'm a science person, so I felt obliged to at least look at it. I'm glad I did. The author knows a lot of science, which was a pleasant surprise from the beginning. And he makes it clear from the start that the title is a metaphor. Whew. When authors don't know that their theme is a metaphor, and think it's real, that's when they lose me. But, far more important than those considerations, this guy has some amazing perspectives on science. His theme seems to be that...