The Delicate Balance of Dark Energy

A Fortunate Universe, Albert Einstein, atoms, Canceled Science, cosmology, dark energy, Edwin Hubble, Energy, expansion rate, field equations, galaxies, Guillermo Gonzalez, Jay W. Richards, life, light, photons, physics, quantum theory, space, spectroscopic instruments, stars, supernovae, The Privileged Planet, universe
The nature of dark energy brings to light one of the most powerful pieces of evidence for just how special our universe is to support life. Source
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The Set of Amino Acids Used in Life Is No “Frozen Accident”

acyl transfer, aldehydes, alphabet, amino acids, anhydrides, atoms, biosynthetic cost, codons, cyclisation, decomposition, DNA replication, esters, Evolution, Francis Crick, hydrolysis, hydrophobicity, Intelligent Design, ketones, nitriles, polypeptides, protein core, proteins, purposeful selection, racemisation, side chains, solubility, stability, surface, teleology, The FEBS Journal, tRNAs
Significantly, these data indicate that the space of usable amino acids is severely constrained. Source
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The Matters that Matter: What I Learned from My Brother’s Death

accolades, Artificial Intelligence, atoms, biological origins, career, chemical reactions, cognitive simulation, community, Computational Sciences, computer science, cosmos, cremation, death, design detection, Faith & Science, faith and science, Intelligent Design, Love, machine learning, materialist paradigm, mathematics, motorcycle, natural theology, nature, peers, Resurrection, tears, unguided processes, universe, YouTube videos
I’ve built my professional career on twin pillars. The first is cognitive simulation, that is, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Source
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A Friend Asks: For Darwin Skeptics, What Does the Second Law Argument Accomplish?

atoms, BIO-Complexity, civilization, computers, Darwinists, disorder, earth, encyclopedias, entropy, equations, Evolution, information, intelligence, Intelligent Design, iPhones, machines, order, physics, probability, Science and Culture Today, Second Law of Thermodynamics, solar energy, sun, tautology, tornado
The only law of science that the development of civilization on a barren planet could violate is the (generalized) second law of thermodynamics. Source
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Information Processing: An Unnatural Attribute of Life

atoms, biology, biomolecular activities, biosignature, Brian Miller, cell, choices, chromosomes, cognition, dance, David Coppedge, decision-making, DNA, enzymes, Evolution, extraterrestrial life, information, information processing, Intelligent Design, limbic system, living systems, natural processes, primitive, response, sense, unnatural
The purpose-driven responsiveness of living systems to information appears as a truly confounding enigma for naturalistic explanations Source
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The Multiverse Has a Measure Problem

Aaron Zimmer, atoms, Bible, Boltzmann brain, Donald Trump, Dragons, Elie Feder, Faith & Science, fine-tuning, life, measure problem, molecules, naïve multiverse, observers, physical constants, physical laws, physics, Physics to God, Physics, Earth & Space, planets, quantum fluctuations, rivers, Roger Penrose, stars, Taylor Swift, universe
In terms of science, the central problem with the naïve multiverse is that it could explain any observation, so it really explains nothing. Source
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Three Ways to Formulate the Fine-Tuning Argument: An Introduction

Aaron Zimmer, atheistic scientists, atoms, electromagnetism, electrons, Elie Feder, elimination, fine-tuning, fundamental particles, galaxies, gravitational force, gravity, intelligent cause, Intelligent Design, life, Luke Barnes, Mass, matter, molecules, multiverse, physics, Physics, Earth & Space, planets, probabilities, Robin Collins, stars, universe, william lane craig
At the heart of fundamental physics are the laws of nature. These laws govern the interactions between fundamental particles. Source
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To Address the Problem of Evil, Intelligent Design Is Better Situated than Darwinism

atoms, C.S. Lewis, cancer, Center for Science and Culture, Darwinists, David Klinghoffer, Edward O. Wilson, evil, Evolution, Faith & Science, Ferrari, Frans de Waal, Guillermo Gonzalez, https://returnofthegodhypothesis.com, Intelligent Design, John West, Jonathan Witt, laws of nature, Lord of the Flies, molecules, morality, natural evil, Nicholas Wade, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Hill, Stephen Meyer, Tacoma Narrows bridge, The C. S. Lewis Readers’ Encyclopedia, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, The Problem of Pain, trade-offs, William Golding
The questions I see coming into the Center for Science and Culture from our readers, friends, and supporters are thought-provoking. Source
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Mind, Matter, and Intelligent Design

agency, Albert Einstein, Angels, atoms, brain injury, brains, building, C.S. Lewis, cell-assembly location, Energy, Faith & Science, faith and science, home, human beings, immaterial mind, Intelligent Design, intelligent designer, laws of nature, life, light, miracles, origin of life, oscillations, singing, spirit, substance, universe
Let’s extend our speculations about the nature of spirit and its interactive ability with this material universe to considerations on the origin of life. Source
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