Einstein in the Attic

 Einstein in the Attic, Dana Dargos and Said Al Bisri, Solstice Publishing, 2022

Adam Reemi is a professor of physics at Berkeley. As far as teaching is concerned, The Thrill Is Gone. His marriage to Evie is in trouble, and his estranged father died recently. They became estranged when Adam's mother died. The family also fled war-torn Lebanon, and settled in America.

Adam's immediate boss makes it very clear: Shape Up, Now, or Get Fired. Around this time, Adam's friend, Muntz, builds a real time machine. They decide to bring four of the greatest minds in history together to try to answer the question: Science v. God? Is evolution nothing but luck and blind chance?

So, Albert Einstein, Soren Kierkegaard, Baruch Spinoza and Sir Isaac Newton are brought to the 21st century. While the group is enjoying the offerings at Starbucks, Adam runs into Nelson, an arrogant little you-know-what who has the power to professionally destroy Adam. Nelson seems to have made it his mission in life to do just that. Unfortunately, Adam makes it very easy for Nelson. 

The climax comes at a public debate at Berkeley on evolution v. intelligent design. Is Adam able to get his act together/ Who wins the debate?

This is an excellent book. It may take a while to get going, but it is worth the time. The book does not try to throw evolution in the trash. Evolution may be the best explanation for how mankind got to where it is, But there are still holes and inconsistencies in it. Perhaps mankind \got a "push" from an outside source, here and there. This is very much worth reading.