The Soul of Science, ch. 8

In one of the more technical chapters in the book, Thaxton and Pearcey seek to explain Einstein's theory of relativity and its impact on scientific and philosophical thought. This movement from Newton's absolutism was not as dramatic as many have made it to be. It is certainly dramatic, but in no way suggests that there are not absolutes. The assumption made by many that Einstein had successfully torn the foundation of absolutes is a failure to understand the theory itself which is why the authors go to such great lengths to describe it. Einstein himself was disturbed by some of the implications people mistakenly drew from his theory. He himself believed in "Spinoza's God" which is highly rational and absolute. This was a helpful chapter, but a bit overwhelming.