20Jun 2024 by Post

The Remarkable Carbon Atom

beryllium, carbon, carbon resonance, elements, energy levels, Fred Hoyle, Geraint Lewis, helium, hydrogen, hydrophobic force, Intelligent Design, life, Luke Barnes, macromolecules, neutrons, nitrogen, nuclear astrophysics, organic molecules, oxygen, Physics, Earth & Space, Primo Levi, protons, Robert E. D. Clark, silicon, universe, William Fowler
This is another one of many countless features of our universe that have to be “just right” for life — in particular, advanced life — to exist. Source
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12May 2024 by Post

In Aurora Borealis, Scientific and Aesthetic Design Arguments Meet 

Africa, ancestors, Ann Gauger, atmosphere, aurora, aurora australis, aurora borealis, beauty, Brian Miller, carbon, earth, electrons, Emily Sandico, evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology, Faith & Science, Geology, geomagnetic storm, helium, hydrogen, Intelligent Design, iPhone, iron, Joe Biden, Judeo-Christian tradition, Junk DNA, magnesium, magnetic field, magnetic field lines, magnetic particles, magnetosphere, materialists, neon, nitrogen, northern lights, oxygen, paleomagnetism, PhD, radiation, Seattle, solar system, South Africa, vortex, Wikipedia
You appreciate the aurora borealis or aurora australis because you were not created by strictly material evolutionary processes. Source
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11May 2023 by Post

Thank God for Quantum Mechanics

Albert Einstein, Anton Zeilinger, atoms, biblical tradition, blackbody, Canceled Science, Chemistry, electromagnetic radiation, emissivity, Energy, Faith & Science, Genesis, Gospel of John, helium, hydrogen, information, Intelligent Design, intention, John Wheeler, Louis de Broglie, matter, Max Planck, mind, Niels Bohr, nuclear fusion, nucleons, observer participation, particles, physics, Physics, Earth & Space, Planck’s constant, protons, quantization, quantum effects, quantum mechanics, Schrödinger equation, spectroscopy, sun, ultraviolet catastrophe, universe, University of Paris
An example of how quantum effects permit life as we know it operates in the nuclear furnace of the Sun. Source
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26Oct 2021 by Post

Do We Live on a Privileged Planet?

astronomy, atmosphere, beauty, chemical elements, Doppler effect, helium, Intelligent Design, Isaac Newton, Jay W. Richards, Joseph von Fraunhofer, Mars, Mercury, Moon, Physics, Earth & Space, rainbows, René Descartes, solar eclipse, spectroscope, stars, sun, telescope, The Privileged Planet, Titan, universe, Venus, water, William Huggins, William Hyde Wollaston
Yes, rainbows are beautiful, but are they good for anything? Indeed, they have been very important for science. Source
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