The observer: Genesis. The science behind the creation story

by Alberto Canen, Maria Jose Lago (Translation)

The Genesis has been a mystery for thousands of years. No one had been able to understand what the text spoke about, whether it was just an introductory poem to the Holy Scriptures, or it actually contained information about the Creation.
The text of Genesis divided the waters of creationists and scientistics long until today.
With this book I hope to dilute this separation between scientistics and creationists since I have discovered the key that unifies both worlds.
I think the key to the mystery of Genesis is to understand that it is narrated by someone. A narrator of Genesis. Someone who observes the vision God gives him and from there he tells what he observes and he observes it from his human and earthly location.
This earthly and accurate location is the key to understanding Genesis.

222 pages, Paperback

First published April 9, 2013

About the author

Alberto Canen (Argentina-1962) has devoted over 10 years to the Internet community.
His career began designing databases for colleges and universities.
He was head of the Institute Pueyrredón computer in Mar del Plata.
In 1999 he founded paginadigital.com.ar, a website with more than 150,000 pages.
In December 2003 he won the award Premio Pymes Clarín to the best art and culture´s website; he was also the winner of SMEs Clarín 2008.
In addition to his responsibilities as CEO of paginadigital, he teaches advanced web design and positioning in search robots.
More information www.albertocanen.com

Reviews

[Clive Gerrard · Rating 3 out of 5]

The issue with a book like this, is that most people reading it will think of themselves as a Biblical scholar, at some kind of level. The result is that unless you're a fundamentalist right wing Christian you'll find yourself interpreting the Bible in your own way. And, as a result, I found myself scoffing at some of the premises put forward by the author. Frankly. some are quite ludicrous. I found the concept of the '...Observer...' initially okay, but then he spoils it by bringing in scientific concepts that would have been an anathema three thousand years ago, e.g. the theory of plate tectonics and how the 'Observer' would have been in/seen the super continent of Pangea. There are lots of things like that, where the author makes huge leaps in reasoning, in order to try to link the story of creation to scientific thinking, much of which bears no level of scrutiny what so ever!

If for no other reason, than it makes you [the reader] rethink, reanalyse or reread Genesis then its a worthwhile effort. However do not expect to come away from your read with any great sense of discovery or rediscovery, you will be disappointed.

However, there was one quite profound statement, I felt. When Adam is expelled from Eden and God says that he come from dust and from dust you will return, the author uses the simile of human kind and planetary nebulae. It was by far the best thing in the book and quite Carl Sagan-esque in its message and for that reason alone, I gave it three stars.