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040			_cNew Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library
100			_9373 _aGuy Murchie
245	1	0	_aThe Seven Mysteries of Life : An Exploration in Science & Philosophy
300			_axi, 690 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
505			_a pt. I. Body -- 1. The animal kingdom -- 2. Realm of the vegetable -- 3. The world of little -- 4. The body -- 5. The complement called sex -- 6. Secret language of the gene -- pt. II. Mind -- 7. Eleven senses of radiation and feeling -- 8. Twenty-one senses of chemistry, mind and spirit -- 9. Emergence of mind -- 10. The body-mind relationship -- 11. Memory, intelligence and states of mind -- pt. III. The seven mysteries of life -- 12. First mystery : the abstract nature of the universe -- 13. Second mystery : the interrelatedness of all creatures -- 14. Third mystery : the omnipresence of life -- 15. Life's analogies on land, sea and sky -- 16. Doornail and crystal essence -- 17. Living geometry and order -- 18. Fourth mystery : the polarity principle -- 19. Fifth mystery : transcendence -- 20. The change named death -- 21. Evolution of Earth -- 22. Sixth mystery : the germination of worlds -- 23. The seventh and ultimate mystery : divinity -- Postlude. Meaning and melody -- Summary. The seven mysteries of life.
650		0	_aPhilosophy of Science _vBaha'i Faith _9200
650		0	_aScience and Religion _vBaha'i Faith _9199
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