A Tear at the Edge of Creation

In this book, Marcelo Gleiser challenges the long-standing scientific pursuit of a Theory of Everything, arguing that it is fundamentally misguided.

He presents evidence that everything in the universe emerges from fundamental imperfections, such as primordial asymmetries in matter and time, cataclysmic accidents in Earth’s early life, and duplication errors in the genetic code.

Gleiser advocates for a new 'humancentrism' to reflect our position in the universal order, emphasizing that life, especially intelligent life, is a rare and precious accident.

He argues that science should abandon the old aesthetic that equates perfection with beauty and instead look at evidence without the influence of centuries of monotheistic thought.