Scientific Origins & Happiness in Heaven

Scientific Origins & Happiness in Heaven
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Humans have long asked questions such as: How did we get here? What brings happiness? What happens after death? Reflect upon possible answers by tracing the evolution from ancient creation stories, including Genesis, to the scientific understanding of our universe. Participants will examine how humans emerged from a cosmos that began 13.8 billion years ago with the Big Bang and explore research, including the Harvard study on lifelong happiness, along with insights from economics. The course also considers near-death experiences through works such as Raymond Moody’s Life After Life, Eben Alexander’s Proof of Heaven and the research collected by Dr. Jeffrey Long’s foundation to examine perspectives on the afterlife and human fulfillment.
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Presenter | Paul Carr

Paul H. Carr was motivated by the 1945 atomic bomb to earn his B.S. and M.S. in physics at MIT and his Ph.D. at Brandeis University in 1966. He led a branch of the Air Force Research Laboratory that helped develop surface acoustic wave components used in radar and cell phones. After retiring in 1995, Carr received a Templeton Foundation grant to teach at UMass Lowell. This inspired his book “Beauty in Science and Spirit” (2007). In 2023, he published “Loves in My Life: Spirituality, Science, Family.”