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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
February 28, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
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, __k-review, Aeon, Arthur Eddington, atheism, Big Bang, cosmic fine-tuning, electrons, evil, existence, general relativity, goodness, gravity, Immanuel Kant, Lee Smolin, mind, nature, Phillip Goff, soul, strong nuclear force, universe}

The Universe Reflects a Mind

_{Michael Egnor
February 28, 2018

Faith & Science, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Philosopher Phillip Goff is, intriguingly, on the right track but he errs in his subsequent inference to cosmopsychism. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
February 26, 2018

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Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Physics
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, __k-review, Applied Mathematics Letters, Biological Information: New Perspectives, carbon, common sense, computers, Cornell University, Darwinists, earth, entropy, iPhone, libraries, Mathematical Intelligencer, Physics Essays, Richard Dawkins, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Smithsonian, steel, sun, tornadoes, unguided evolution}

The Second Law Argument: A Timeline

_{Granville Sewell
February 26, 2018

Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Physics

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“Remove the sun,” wrote Isaac Asimov, “and the human brain would not have developed.” Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
February 13, 2018

Categories
Physical Sciences
Physics
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, __k-review, Big Bang, Ed Feser, existence, First Cause, Five Ways, multiverse, New Atheism, nihilism, quantum fluctuation, Sean Carroll, skepticism, Thomas Aquinas, universe}

Sean Carroll’s Preposterous Universe

_{Michael Egnor
February 13, 2018

Physical Sciences, Physics

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The material universe must be caused, and it cannot be the cause of its own existence. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
February 12, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, Anthropic Principle, Aristotle, atheism, augustine, christian, cosmic fine-tuning, Immanuel Kant, Moral Law, multiverse theory, Phillip Goff, predictions, suffering, theism, Thomas Aquinas}

Cosmic Fine-Tuning and the Problem of Evil

_{Michael Egnor
February 12, 2018

Faith & Science, Philosophy, Physics

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"Cosmopsychism might seem crazy," says philosopher Phillip Goff, "but it provides a robust explanatory model for how the universe became fine-tuned for life." Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
February 8, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, atheism, evolution, evolutionary ethics, immorality, law, mind, morality, PZ Myers}

From the Annals of Evolutionary Ethics

_{Michael Egnor
February 8, 2018

Bioethics, Physics

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Immoral behavior is obviously, in some sense, behavior that transgresses a law. What kind of law? Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
February 5, 2018

Categories
Chemistry
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, abstract thought, action potentials, brain, cat, intellect, justice, mind, neurons, neuroscience, neurotransmitters, universals, will}

The Representation Problem and the Immateriality of the Mind

_{Michael Egnor
February 5, 2018

Chemistry, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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If I think about a particular thing — my cat Tabby, for example — my actual cat Tabby isn’t in my brain. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
January 31, 2018

Categories
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, brain, Brandeis University, geometry, incompleteness theorem, intentionality, Kurt Gödel, law of non-contradiction, logic, mind, naturalism, propositions, Pythagorean Theorem, qualia}

Naturalism and Self-Refutation

_{Michael Egnor
January 31, 2018

Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics

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How much does Gödel’s incompleteness theorem weigh? What is the physics of non-contradiction? How many millimeters long is Tom Clark’s argument for naturalism? Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
January 1, 2018

Categories
Engineering
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, atheism, calculus, Christianity, design, gravitation, Isaac Newton, Newtonian mechanics, prophecy, science, scientism}

Newton Understood that Nature Manifests Design of the Highest Order

_{Michael Egnor
January 1, 2018

Engineering, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physics

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Some atheists have implicitly claimed Newton as their own. They woefully misunderstand Newton and the Scientific Enlightenment. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 23, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
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, __k-review, Brian Josephson, Cambridge University, Cavendish Laboratory, Charles Townes, Closer to Truth, creativity, evolution, intelligent design, Nobel Prize, PBS, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, theistic evolution, V.J. Torley}

#10 of Our Top Stories of 2017: Nobel Laureate Is “80 Percent” Confident in Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
December 23, 2017

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

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He compares design in evolution to human creativity, and concedes that his ideas about ID may not be consistent with traditional theism. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 11, 2017

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, appendix, bacteria, BioLogos, censorship, Copernicus, Denis Noble, DNA, free speech, Galileo Galilei, Harvard University, intelligent design, James Shapiro, materialism, organs, orphan genes, Panda's Thumb, Paul Davies, postdoc, René Thom, Research, Sara Walker, science, tissues, Tree of Life, vertebrate eye, vestigial structures, Walter Elsasser}

Intelligent Design and the Advancement of Science

_{Brian Miller
December 11, 2017

Biology, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Physics

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A little-known fact about intelligent design is that the majority of it scientists already perform their work alongside colleagues with differing views. Read More ›