Over the past couple weeks, I've written about why Tulane University mathematician Frank Tipler thinks that he may have found that common roadmap subtly hidden in the formulas of general relativity and quantum mechanics . Not only does Tipler's Omega Point Theory assert that the universe is the creation of a loving God. Operating in the final instant before the cosmos collapses into a submicroscopic point, this infinitely powerful computer system would amount to what the world's great religions call heaven. It came as no surprise to me that Tipler's theory would be met with skepticism. He asked me to review the creationist writings at the Web site of the California-based Institute for Creation Research .
Skepticism is okay.
Science can deal with that. Some reviewers of The Physics of Immortality , the 1994 book in which Tipler proposes his theory, have suggested that its conclusions were mathematically tailored to fit the author's wishful thinking. In the interest of full disclosure, let me add that I happened to come across Tipler's book right after my sister died in March. Then last month, my brother died. Someone may infer that I, too, am swayed by some subjective error.