26Jun 2026 by Post

Fantasy in Conformal Cyclic Cosmology

aeons, assumptions, Bars-Steinhardt-Turok model, black holes, Boltzmann brain, bouncing cosmologies, concentric low-variance circles, conformal cyclic cosmology, consciousness, cosmic microwave background, cosmology, cyclic cosmologies, dark matter, de Sitter horizon entropy, disorder, Douglas Scott, Edward Tryon, entropy, erebon, fine-tuning, gravitational wave epoch, Hawking radiation, intelligent cause, Mount Everest, Phil Halper, physicists, physics, Roger Penrose, Sean McDowell, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Stephen Hawking, Stephen Meyer, Tod equations, trilemma, universe, Weyl Curvature Hypothesis
Penrose was right, then, that fashion, faith, and fantasy have led much of modern cosmology astray. He was more right than he knew. Source
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24Jun 2026 by Post

Fashion and Faith in Conformal Cyclic Cosmology

Aeon, Baylor University, bouncing cosmologies, conformal cyclic cosmology, Conservation of Information, cosmology, Cumrun Vafa, cyclic cosmologies, dark energy, David Olive, Don Page, empirical record, erebonic field, erebons, eternal recurrence, faith, fantasy, fine-tuning, geometers, Gordon Kane, John Polkinghorne, John Roberts, John Roe, Krzysztof Meissner, Laurie Brown, Michael Denton, Michael Dickson, Northwestern University, Page curve, Paul Tod, Phil Halper, Phillip Johnson, physics, quantum theory, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Dalitz, Richard Dawkins, Roger Penrose, scientific reasoning, Sean McDowell, Simon Saunders, Stephen Meyer, The Nature of Nature, The Story of Everything, Weyl Curvature Hypothesis, William Dembski
This brings us, at last, to the remaining “cyclic” proposal, that of Roger Penrose, which is perhaps the most quixotic of all. Source
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19May 2026 by Post

Halper and Meyer on Inscrutable Dice and Cosmological Fine-Tuning

Anthony Aguirre, Battle of the Big Bang, beans, Caltech, Christopher Hitchcock, cosmos, Daniel Díaz-Pachón, debates, dice, dimensional analysis, fine-tuning, Frank Wilczek, Fred Adams, general relativity, Intelligent Design, Justin Brierley, Luke Barnes, Martin Rees, Max Tegmark, normalizability, Ola Hössjer, parameter space, Phil Halper, physics, Planck scale, posterior probability, prior probability, probability, Robert Marks, Robin Collins, Standard Model, Stephen Meyer, theism, __featured1
Phil Halper has argued against a position that no one holds, and his argument as a whole lays claim to the very capacity his objection denies. Source
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07May 2026 by Post

The Science of Theism as a Healing Salve

agnostics, americans, Big Bang, Big Bangs, Catholics, Christianity, Christians, creator, Deity, Discovery Institute, documentary, Faith & Science, faith and science, fine-tuning, Gilead, history of science, intelligence, Intelligent Design, Israel, Jeremiah, Jewish Journal, Jews, media, monotheism, nature, physicists, Protestants, Return of the God Hypothesis, scientific discoveries, Seattle, Singularity, Stephen Hawking, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, United States, universe, weekend
One reason I’m grateful for it is that the film makes a scientific case for theism of a kind that unites. It comes at an important moment for that. Source
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30Apr 2026 by Post

Astrophysicist Sarah Salviander on “Cosmic Signposts” Pointing to Intelligent Design

astronomy, astrophysicists, Atheism, Carl Sagan, cosmology, cosmos, expansion rate, Faith & Science, fine-tuning, fundamental constants, gravity, initial conditions, Intelligent Design, Luke Barnes, morality, movies, nuclear force, physics, Sarah Salviander, science fiction, scientific research, stars, The Story of Everything, UC San Diego, universe, __featured2
Dr. Salviander was deeply influenced by science fiction and by the popular astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan. Source
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22Apr 2026 by Post

Meet the Stars in Seattle! Join Us on Opening Night for The Story of Everything

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By joining this special screening hosted by Regal Cinemas in Renton, WA, you’ll get to enjoy the new film in all its big-screen glory. Source
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11Apr 2026 by Post

Why Darwinian Theory Threatens the Declaration of Independence

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Dr. John West highlights how modern scientific discoveries in biology, physics, and cosmology are now reinforcing the core claims of the Declaration. Source
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08Apr 2026 by Post

“Cosmic Orphans” No More: Stephen Meyer on the Meaning of the Artemis II Mission

Artemis II, astronauts, Atheism, Bill Nye, Christmas, cosmology, documentary, earth, Faith & Science, faith and science, fine-tuning, Fox News, heavens, humanity, Intelligent Design, Jared Isaacman, Lawrence Krauss, Michael Shermer, Moon, movies, oasis, Privileged Planet, Rare Earth, Richard Dawkins, space, spaceship, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, tickets, universe, Victor Glover
Aboard the lunar spacecraft, astronaut Victor Glover spoke movingly about what some have called our Privileged Planet. Source
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06Apr 2026 by Post

Between Life and the Cosmos, Which Provides Better Evidence for Design?

astrophysicists, Atheism, atheists, beauty, biology, biology class, Chemistry, Christopher Hitchens, cosmic design, cosmology, DNA, documentary, Doug Wilson, fine-tuning, fingerprints, galaxy, immaterial genome, information, Intelligent Design, intimacy, life, living cell, machinery, materialist paradigm, mind of God, nature, physical constants, physics, Plato's Revenge, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Sternberg, Sarah Salviander, scientific experts, stars, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, Timothy McGrew, universe
Caught on video in the back of a car, in which he was riding with pastor Doug Wilson, Christopher Hitchens said this about himself and his fellow atheists. Source
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03Apr 2026 by Post

Post-Darwin, Too, Maxwell Drew a Remarkable Design Inference

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So far we detect significant prescience about intelligent design in Maxwell’s thought. He all but uses the phrase himself. Source
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