If the universe were only physical, we would have no way of knowing that. Haldane’s Cosmic Paradox Why Physical Reality Cannot be Explained in Physical Terms Section 1 Introduction to the Basic Ideas Chapter 1 There is a creative force which gives rise to physical reality. Chapter 2 There is a life force which assembles atoms into the molecules of living creatures. Chapter 3 There is a principle of consciousness, which uses the brain to compose thought. Chapter 4 Free Will (Volition) = = = The physicalist must deny that free will can exist. = = = Scientists without free will could not be true scientists. Chapter 5 Randomness and Chance can operate only within nonrandom parameters. Those nonrandom parameters must be designed. Chapter 6 The physical universe is not random. It is ...