About the Author
Hello, I’m Brandon Norgaard, creator of this site. Here is some basic information about my background: I grew up in Placerville, California, which is between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe. I was always interested in understanding how things work and learning about philosophy, religion, history, politics, science, and technology. I had a somewhat strict Catholic upbringing with regular mass attendance, prayer, and the like. In my early adolescence, I had a positive conception of religion as a way for people to be happy and humble and to be able to create a better, more peaceful society. I had been taught to look upon modern science with suspicion, as though scientists were coming up with their theories simply to eliminate the need for religious faith.
Over time I began to realize that many things I had been taught did not stand up to the evidence. When I was in high school, I first came up with the idea to write a philosophy book that would explain what parts of my religion and other religions make sense and which do not. I continued this pursuit for several years. When I was in college and took some philosophy courses, I began to really understand the details of how I would write this book. I graduated from Sacramento State with a degree in computer science and after this I began working as a software developer. I continued to study philosophy and social science in my spare time and over the years, I continued to refine my ideas.
From 2007 to 2011, I worked long hours to complete a draft for my first book on philosophy: Seeking A More Enlightened Worldview. I have recently split this book into one that is written for an academic audience and another that is written in more layman’s terms. I hope to have the academic book published, perhaps as a series of papers, in academic journals sometime in 2012. I am also planning on self-publishing the layman’s terms book and I hope to have it available for purchase by the end of 2012. I am also in the early stages of writing another book about politics and culture. This whole process moves kind of slow because I do have to work full-time in order to pay the bills.
If you have any questions or comments, please email me at brandon@enlightenedworldview.com
Enlightened Worldview
>> General Introduction (Home)
>> Introduction Highlighting the Difference
between Faith and Evidence
>> Introduction Highlighting the Reasons for Believing in a Higher Power
>> Introduction Highlighting the Need for a Solid Foundation for Morality
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