22Aug 2022 by Post

Cyclic Universe Can’t Avoid a Cosmic Beginning

Big Bang, Big Crunch, Brian Koberlein, cosmology, cyclic universe, fluctuations, gravitational waves, infinity, inflationary theory, James Webb Space Telescope, mathematics, Paul J. Steinhardt, physics, Physics, Earth & Space, Princeton University, Roger Penrose, Sabine Hossenfelder, science, Standard Model, universe
The recent flutter over whether the James Webb Space Telescope’s data stream is a plus or a minus for the Big Bang raised interesting cosmological issues. Source
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14Jul 2022 by Post

Stephen Meyer: How Misunderstood Science Drives Religious Disbelief

atheists, churches, conformism, cosmology, COVID-19, cowardice, Discovery Institute, Evolution, faith, Gallup poll, groupthink, Intelligent Design, liturgy, Newsweek, nones, Pew Research Center, Physics, Earth & Space, Return of the God Hypothesis, scientific mainstream, scientists, Stephen Meyer, survey, universe, young people
What a shame that the scientific mainstream has done such a poor job of communicating its own discoveries to the public. Source
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24Feb 2022 by Post

Origin of Life Is Not Reducible to Physics

Anthropic Principle, biology, can opener, entropy, Eugene V. Koonin, Evolution, genes, handwaving, Intelligent Design, learning, natural selection, Neural Networks, origin of life, physics, second law of learning, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Theodosius Dobzhansky, thermodynamics, Thomas Malthus, universe, vitalism, Vitaly Vanchurin
This continues an evaluation of a proposal that treats natural selection as a law of physics that is applicable to the entire universe. Source
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