The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog

In your view, what is the significance of the book’s title, The Universe Next Door? Reflect on why might Sire have chosen this title, citing passages from the text.

In Sire’s analysis, Christian theism is a consistent and satisfactory worldview; yet it was gradually modified and then discarded by many thinkers in the modern period. How does Sire account for this? Why does he believe it is necessary to return to a robust Christian theism? Is he correct?

On Page 61, Sire quotes an author who links naturalism with computer technology. Write two paragraphs analyzing the current controversy over Artificial Intelligence in light of the naturalist worldview, with particular reference to the naturalist view of humans as complex “machines.”