Is the 'Big Bang' the real genesis of the universe? What is the origin of life, and how can its amazing properties be explained? Why has evolution proceeded over time from simple to more complex forms of life, and what direction will it take in the future? Is what we perceive with our senses really 'real'. Why is it that the physical universe can be described so well by mathematics, which is a construct of our mind? And what role does consciousness play in all these questions? This book examines the way that the paradigm of reality has evolved in the past, first through faith, and then through science. Based on these trends, and on the latest discoveries in cosmology, microbiology, quantum biology, mathematics, and consciousness research, the outline of a new paradigm of reality based on consciousness is presented. Not only does this new paradigm help to answer many of the most profound questions facing us today, but presents a clear direction for the resolution of the conflicts within faith, and between faith and science.