Why the World Doesn't Seem to Make Sense: An Inquiry into Science, Philosophy, and Perception

Steve Hagen examines fundamental questions about reality, drawing on contemporary science and philosophy. This revised and updated edition of How the World Can Be the Way It Is presents new scientific understanding and clarifies complex ideas from the original work. Written for a general audience without requiring background in physics, philosophy, or formal logic, the book takes readers through an exploration of basic assumptions about reality. Hagen addresses what he calls the "paradoxes of the one and the many" and aims to help readers perceive the world directly as it is, rather than through conceptual filters. Hagen argues that direct perception of reality can help individuals answer profound moral questions, resolve philosophical and ethical dilemmas, and achieve lives of harmony and joy. The work examines the relationship between mind and body, perception and conception, and science and religion.