INTRODUCTION                                       

For thousands of years, the saga of human history tells of empires rising and falling caused by military wars being won and lost.  But alongside these major and cataclysmic events has been another, continuous war that has been equally important, and that is the battle for Man's mind.  This other war has been a war of ideas, and has been a struggle between three major philosophies, three different ways of looking at the world.  We call these three philosophies Religious, Scientific, and Barbaric. 

In the first chapter we define these three philosophies, and describe the kinds of dialogues they have between them.

In the second and third chapters, we trace these three philosophies through Western history, seeing how they developed, combined, and alternatively rose and fell.

The fourth chapter describes a recent theory in theoretical physics called Superstring theory that we feel has the potential for altering the current balance among the three philosophies.

The fifth chapter examines further how Superstring theory - especially its notion of there being six non-physical dimensions - can be applied to some problems in science and everyday life.

The sixth chapter explores in greater detail what it might mean for there to be six non-physical dimensions.

The Appendix looks at poetry through the ages and how it reflects the changes that Man's spirit has undergone, providing insights into the nature and effects of Religion, Science, and Barbarism.