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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
January 2, 2026

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Intelligent Design
Physics
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, beach, berries, black hole, carbon dioxide, chance, electromagnetic force, forces of nature, fundamental forces, fusion, gravity, hemoglobin, house of cards, matter, mineral salts, oxygen, particles, Periodic Table, physical limitations, physical resources, physics, protostar, stars, statistical interference, strong nuclear force, trajectory, universe, water, weak force}

What the Forces of Nature Can Do — And What They Can’t

_{Eric Hedin
January 2, 2026

Intelligent Design, Physics

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Our universe not only has limited physical resources, but also informational limits, and the only way to overcome these is by intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
December 15, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physics
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, atomic nucleus, Cambridge University, earth, electron, evolutionary process, fundamental forces, fundamental forces (series), gravity, intelligent design, New York City, nutrients, particle physics, physicists, physics, Standard Model, weak force}

The Weak Force: “Most Intricate and Subtle” of All

_{Eric Hedin
December 15, 2025

Intelligent Design, Physics

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The existence of the weak force wasn’t even suspected until about a hundred years ago, and now we find that we can’t live without it! Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
November 24, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, atoms, beauty, biochemistry, cells, chlorophyll, electromagnetic force, electromagnetic radiation, electrons, fundamental forces (series), gravity, intelligent design, light, matter, Michael Faraday, Newtonian mechanics, physics, Schrödinger equation, steel, strong nuclear force, symmetry, universe, water}

A Thing of Beauty — The Electromagnetic Force

_{Eric Hedin
November 24, 2025

Intelligent Design, Physics

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As a physicist and someone with a vested interest in being alive, I stand positively in awe of the deeply designed nature of the electromagnetic force. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
November 10, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, astrophysics, atomic bomb, atomic nucleus, black hole, electrons, Energy, fundamental forces, fundamental forces (series), gravity, hydrogen, intelligent design, life, molecule, nucleus, Periodic Table, planets, proton, stars, sun, supernovae}

Building the Foundations: The Strong Nuclear Force

_{Eric Hedin
November 10, 2025

Intelligent Design, Physics

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If the strong force suddenly turned off, the nuclei in an object as small as a gold ring would explode with energy equivalent to a small atomic bomb. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
October 31, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physics
Planetology
Tagged
, A Fortunate Universe, Albert Einstein, astronomers, Big Bang, black holes, driving, earth, fine-tuning, fundamental forces, fundamental forces (series), GPS systems, gravity, Guillermo Gonzalez, Isaac Newton, life, Luke A. Barnes, matter, Moon, nuclear forces, particles, planets, universe}

The Forces that Shape our Universe: Gravity

_{Eric Hedin
October 31, 2025

Intelligent Design, Physics, Planetology

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One of the most remarkable aspects of our universe is the discovery that just four fundamental forces of nature govern interactions among all particles. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
October 6, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animal kingdom, bacteria, Bible, biosphere, cancer, Casey Luskin, cat, cell division, chromosome, Darwin Devolves, death, DNA, earth, ecosystem, humans, intelligent design, Karl Krueger, life, mice, Michael Behe, National Cancer Institute, origin of life, plants, seeds, squirrels, telomeres}

Death by Intelligent Design? A Biological Enigma

_{Eric Hedin
October 6, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Limited lifespans, accompanied by reproductive continuation of the living organism, provide a sustainable balance for life. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
September 4, 2025

Categories
Arts
Biology
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, biochemists, cell phones, computers, David Klinghoffer, DNA, electrical engineering, engineering, genome, intelligence, intelligent design, Internet, life, organisms, Plato's Revenge, programming, radios, Richard Sternberg, smart phones, Stephen Iacoboni, technology, violin, Wendell Berry, William Shakespeare}

Biology, Like Technology, Requires “Something More”

_{Eric Hedin
September 4, 2025

Arts, Biology, Intelligent Design, Technology

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Even when formed to perfection, a violin will not “hale souls out of men’s bodies” unless a master musician draws the bow across the strings. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
August 11, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, asteroids, coincidences, comets, earth, fine-tuning, geocentric model, Golden Ratio, Guillermo Gonzalez, heliocentric model, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Jay Richards, kinetic energy, Mars, Mercury, moons, NASA, physics, planets, quantum effects, solar system, sun, The Privileged Planet, Venus}

Geometric Design in the Solar System

_{Eric Hedin
August 11, 2025

Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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My favorite example of such geometric design arises from the mean orbits of our innermost two planets, Mercury and Venus. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
August 8, 2025

Categories
Epistemology
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, C.S. Lewis, Denyse O'Leary, free will, Gödel's incompleteness theorems, human beings, insight, intelligent design, J.P. Moreland, Kurt Gödel, Michael Egnor, rational soul, sentience, souls, The Immortal Mind, Thomas Aquinas}

C. S. Lewis and the Rational Soul

_{Eric Hedin
August 8, 2025

Epistemology, Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind

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Classical and medieval scholars would not be surprised at the mounting scientific evidence for the immaterial soul. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
July 3, 2025

Categories
Astronomy
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, campfire, cosmologists, Cyanobacteria, dark matter, existence, hydrological cycle, Mars, Native Americans, scientists, Utah}

Reflections on Astronomy in Iconic National Parks

_{Eric Hedin
July 3, 2025

Astronomy, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The most poignant evidence of design intervention on planet Earth is certainly life itself. Read More ›