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11Sep 2024 by Post

The Science of a Sunset: Unlocking the Secrets of Our Atmosphere

aerosols, atmosphere, atmospheric measurements, dust, forest fire, Forrest Mims, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, Maverick Scientist: My Adventures as an Amateur Scientist, meteors, NASA, ozone, Physics, Earth & Space, science writers, scientists, smoke, sunset, twilight, twilight photometer, twilight science, volcano emissions

Many of us have enjoyed a colorful twilight or a stunning sunset. But how often do we think about the science behind these memorable conditions? Source

06Sep 2024 by Post

Robin Collins’s “Fine-Tuning for Discoverability” Argument

anthropic fine-tuning, cosmology, Creation, creator, discernable-discoverability-optimality range, entropy, fine structure constant, fine-tuning, fine-tuning for discoverability, initial conditions, Intelligent Design, John Templeton Foundation, Messiah College, particle physics, physics, Physics, Earth & Space, Robin Collins, signal, The Privileged Planet, Two Dozen (or So) Arguments for God, Yale University

In November 2000 we each presented at the “Science and Evidence for Design in the Universe” symposium at Yale University. Source

05Sep 2024 by Post

Atheist on the Ropes: Piers Morgan Confronts Richard Dawkins About ID and Stephen Meyer

Atheism, Big Bang, cathedrals, Christmas carols, coder, cosmology, cultural Christian, DNA, faith, Faith & Science, God Hypothesis, Intelligent Design, mental health, physicists, physics, Physics, Earth & Space, Piers Morgan, psychiatrists, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Meyer, theism, young people

There’s something wonderful about watching Dawkins being compelled to watch Stephen Meyer and then being obliged to respond. Source

03Sep 2024 by Post

Our Purposeless Planet? Jay Richards Tackles the Copernican Principle

biophysics, Copernican principle, cosmic coincidence, cosmology, Guillermo Gonzalez, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, Jay Richards, Physics, Earth & Space, Podcast, scientific advance, The Privileged Planet

Not only is planet Earth well suited for advanced life like ourselves, it’s also finely tuned for scientific discovery. Source

02Sep 2024 by Post

Biophysicist Proposes “Spiritual Particle”

beetroots, consciousness, Daniel Dennett, Darwinian evolution theory, Darwinism, Douglas Youvan, eliminationism, Energy, Evolution, Galen Strawson, illusion, matter, natural selection, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, panpsychism, Physics, Earth & Space, psychology, random mutation, snakes, spiritual particle, universe

It has, Douglas Youvan suggests, a dual nature, interacting with both matter and consciousness. Source

20Aug 2024 by Post

Considering the Fine-Tuning Argument from Probabilities

Bayesian analysis, chance, design hypothesis, divine psychology, evil, fine-tuning, genetic diseases, intelligent cause, Intelligent Design, intelligent life, likelihood, natural disasters, physical constants, Physics, Earth & Space, prime principle of confirmation, probabilities, Robbin Collins, Suffering, universe

Many authors formulate the fine-tuning argument using probabilities and Bayesian analysis (e.g., Swinburne, Collins, Roberts, Barnes). Source

19Aug 2024 by Post

Examining the Fine-Tuning Argument by Elimination

chance, Cosmological Natural Selection, design, elimination, fine-tuning, intelligent agent, Intelligent Design, intentional design, Lee Smolin, multiverse, physical constants, physical necessity, physicists, Physics, Earth & Space, probabilities, universe, william lane craig

In his article “Has the Multiverse Replaced God?” William Lane Craig presents the fine-tuning argument using the process of elimination. Source

16Aug 2024 by Post

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

01Aug 2024 by Post

Icelanders Nominated a Glacier for President to Push “Nature Rights” Movement

China, climate change, Cody Skahan, Columbia University, Culture & Ethics, Ecuador, glaciers, Iceland, Mark Carey, nature rights, Panama, personhood, Physics, Earth & Space, pollution, river rights, Snæfellsjökull, University of Oregon

Here is a story on “nature rights” activism that, on first impression, leaves one bemused. Source

17Jul 2024 by Post

The Magician’s Twin: A Conversation with Stephen Meyer, James Orr, and David Berlinski

C.S. Lewis, Cambridge University, causation, coding, David Berlinski, Faith & Science, Godlessness of the Gaps, Hoover Institution, information, Intelligent Design, Isaac Newton, James Orr, John West, laws of nature, materialism, mathematics, nature, Newton’s Gift, Peter Robinson, physics, Physics, Earth & Space, Repentance, Richard Dawkins, Stanford University, Stephen Meyer, The Magician’s Twin, universe

Citing C. S. Lewis, Dr. Meyer calls the drama of materialism’s unravelling a kind “repentance.” Source

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