Review of Die-Mentions
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Review of Die-Mentions
[Following is a volunteer review of "Die-Mentions" by James Allen.]
I found Die-Mentions by James Allen to be a very interesting book. The initial premise of a book that seeks to explain the existence of God through the various dimensions of science, specifically string theory, caught my eye.
As previously stated, the book tries to use logic and science to convince you of the existence of God. Allen shows a good understanding of science and religion and comes up with interesting hypotheses for connecting the two. He does this by finding possible connections between them, especially regarding higher dimensions and the afterlife. Clearly, months, if not years of research, have gone into this book and it shows.
He proposes that Heaven may be the twelfth dimension and God, a twelfth-dimensional being. While this isn't necessarily new, Allen does explain it in a way that would be easy for most to understand. He also does well explaining string theory and the possibility of higher dimensions.
Throughout the book, Allen makes good use of several near-death experiences (NDE as he calls them) stories from several people to try and prove his point. He also utilizes quotes from the Bible and explains how they could connect to his hypothesis. He even includes concepts of other religions and their spiritual teachings to aid and explain his argument.
However, these alone comprise nearly half of the book, and it didn’t need to be done to such an extent. A great deal of these could be cut without any loss of understanding. And seeing as some of these take some leaps in logic, removing a few could even be beneficial. The NDE stories, on the other hand, were very interesting and compelling on their own. Unfortunately, many of the connections Allen tried to make didn't feel very convincing.
As for the writing, it could've been edited better, as there were well over 20 mistakes. Several sentences seemed to be accidentally highlighted in Bold, and he used ellipses a bit too often, at odd times as well. Allen appeared to use these mostly to convey a kind of sarcastic tone to imply certain points he wanted to make. I found this to be unnecessary and gave a feeling of condescension.
Honestly, I don't agree with most of what Allen talks about in Die-Mentions, being an atheist myself. But he puts forward a lot of intriguing thoughts. Overall, I had high hopes going in, but was incredibly disappointed.
Finally, due to the decent writing, bad editing, excessive fluff, and my lack of enjoyment despite the interesting NDEs, I rate this book a 2 out of 5. That said, if you believe in God and have an interest in physics and higher dimensions, you will enjoy this book far more than I did.
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Die-Mentions
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I found Die-Mentions by James Allen to be a very interesting book. The initial premise of a book that seeks to explain the existence of God through the various dimensions of science, specifically string theory, caught my eye.
As previously stated, the book tries to use logic and science to convince you of the existence of God. Allen shows a good understanding of science and religion and comes up with interesting hypotheses for connecting the two. He does this by finding possible connections between them, especially regarding higher dimensions and the afterlife. Clearly, months, if not years of research, have gone into this book and it shows.
He proposes that Heaven may be the twelfth dimension and God, a twelfth-dimensional being. While this isn't necessarily new, Allen does explain it in a way that would be easy for most to understand. He also does well explaining string theory and the possibility of higher dimensions.
Throughout the book, Allen makes good use of several near-death experiences (NDE as he calls them) stories from several people to try and prove his point. He also utilizes quotes from the Bible and explains how they could connect to his hypothesis. He even includes concepts of other religions and their spiritual teachings to aid and explain his argument.
However, these alone comprise nearly half of the book, and it didn’t need to be done to such an extent. A great deal of these could be cut without any loss of understanding. And seeing as some of these take some leaps in logic, removing a few could even be beneficial. The NDE stories, on the other hand, were very interesting and compelling on their own. Unfortunately, many of the connections Allen tried to make didn't feel very convincing.
As for the writing, it could've been edited better, as there were well over 20 mistakes. Several sentences seemed to be accidentally highlighted in Bold, and he used ellipses a bit too often, at odd times as well. Allen appeared to use these mostly to convey a kind of sarcastic tone to imply certain points he wanted to make. I found this to be unnecessary and gave a feeling of condescension.
Honestly, I don't agree with most of what Allen talks about in Die-Mentions, being an atheist myself. But he puts forward a lot of intriguing thoughts. Overall, I had high hopes going in, but was incredibly disappointed.
Finally, due to the decent writing, bad editing, excessive fluff, and my lack of enjoyment despite the interesting NDEs, I rate this book a 2 out of 5. That said, if you believe in God and have an interest in physics and higher dimensions, you will enjoy this book far more than I did.
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Die-Mentions
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