{"product_id":"god-man-and-the-machine-daniel-strasel-9780985996437","title":"God, Man, and The Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis imaginative and thought-provoking book of quips, reflections, and antagonisms reads in the spirit of science fiction. The author deems it \"\u003cem\u003ephilosofiction\"\u003c\/em\u003e. Δ\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 2066.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world's youngest and undisputedly most powerful country, generally entertains only the most prominent visitors and immigrants. However, this year it has \u003cem\u003eintentionally\u003c\/em\u003e attracted an otherwise uninteresting young man of average station. When the powers that lured him cannot \u003cem\u003efind\u003c\/em\u003e him, the hunt begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMisunderstanding his importance, multiple operatives of high station and various loyalties race to find him. As time progresses, the intensity thickens. Those who join this man find their own lives disrupted and changed forever, swept up by the storm surrounding him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile he means no harm to anybody, his pursuers will not rest until he is found and destroyed. It is only a matter of time. Bombarded with varying opinions about the truth, this man struggles for discernment and understanding, but what he \u003cem\u003ebelieves\u003c\/em\u003e cannot save him - or can it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePragmatic dogma, theology, and \u003cem\u003eatheology \u003c\/em\u003ecollide and argue in the background as we follow this unhero through a quick, comedic, dark, and philosophical journey of determining \u003cem\u003ewhat\u003c\/em\u003e he is - deciding between God, Man, and The Machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 280-page volume includes \u003cstrong\u003emaps\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eart\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e footnotes\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e appendices\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003emore\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eΔ Phi-los-o-phy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvestigation of the nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evalues, based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFic-tion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA literary work whose content is produced by the imagination and is not\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enecessarily based on fact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Strasel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0985996439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780985996437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Strasel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Daniel Strasel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47637163081983,"sku":"9780985996437","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ead9abb-8459-4458-8200-58568dffd5ad.jpg?v=1765114336","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/god-man-and-the-machine-daniel-strasel-9780985996437","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}