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Atheist Physicist Sean Carroll: An Infinite Number of Universes Is More Plausible Than God

The Many Worlds Interpretation is sort of an extension of the Darwinian creation myth, applied to cosmology. Read More ›
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Photo: NGC 2500, a barred spiral galaxy, by ESA/Hubble/NASA.

Cosmic Inflation Theory Loses Hangups About Scientific Method

Science writer Dennis Overbye calls the inflation controversy a crisis in cosmology. But maybe it is more of a crossroads. Read More ›
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Is Sean Carroll a Boltzmann Brain?

Carroll, a cosmologist and physicist specializing in general relativity and cosmology at Caltech, is highly regarded by the New Atheist community. Read More ›
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Photo: An oak tree, by Abrget47j (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

What Is Matter? The Aristotelian Perspective

Writing here yesterday, I pointed out the problems with materialist metaphysics. Read More ›
René Descartes

What Is Matter? The Materialist Perspective

Materialism isn’t really a metaphysical theory. It’s just a mistake. It’s a woefully inadequate understanding of nature. Read More ›
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Post-Modern Physics: String Theory Gets Over the Need for Evidence

String theory, which took root in the 1970s, proposes that “all objects in our universe are composed of vibrating filaments (strings) and membranes (branes) of energy.” Read More ›
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Cosmology Is Naturalism’s Playground. But Does the Fun Mask a Science Decline?

Cosmology has become an art form. Stylish essays are decked out with a very brief skirt of science. Read More ›

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