This book starts with a big bang - the Big Bang! Dr. David S. Alkek uses evidence-based science to show how the universe, life, and humans have grown in form, organization and complexity. Starting with the Big Bang and followed by creation of atoms, molecules, stars and galaxies, The Self-Creating Universe progresses to the formation of life and Earth's biosphere. It explores the evolution of Homo sapiens and human societies, including ethics and morals. It even tries to look at near and far future development. This self-developing system seems to follow its own Law of Increasing Complexity, alongside the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which predicts progressive disorganization. Science is confronted with philosophy, asking such questions as why did the universe begin, will it end and, most importantly, what is its purpose? What is the ultimate truth? This book proposes a new paradigm, an Ultimate Reality, for science, philosophy and religion. It also answers questions that have been asked by humans throughout the ages. Backed by scientific evidence and philosophic reasoning, Dr. Alkek deduces that the universe, life, and human societies do have innate purpose as part of a universal reality. Says Dr. Alkek, a searcher for knowledge, I am awestruck, as was Einstein, by the exquisite beauty, complexity and intricate working of the universe, life and human society. David S. Alkek, M.D., specializes in cosmetic dermatology. He is past president of the Texas Cosmetic Surgical Society. A clinical professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, he is the author of over 15 scientific articles and one published book. His next book is a historical novel set in ancient Greece.