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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
November 30, 2022

Categories
Astronomy
Physical Sciences
Science
Tagged
, aesthetics, extraterrestrial life, Galileo Galilei, Harvard University, heliocentric model, intelligent design, James Ferguson, Luther College, Nicolaus Copernicus, Owen Gingerich, physicists, Ptolemaic system, religion, solar system, telescope, University of Wisconsin}

Religious Intuition Can Lead to Scientific Discovery: The Cases of Copernicus and Ferguson

_{Robert Shedinger
November 30, 2022

Astronomy, Physical Sciences, Science

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ID is not religion. But even if we were to concede falsely that it is, such a characterization is irrelevant to the question of whether it is true. Read More ›

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
November 4, 2022

Categories
Astronomy
Biology
Evolution
Faith & Science
Geology
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, epiphany, faith, nature, On the Origin of Species, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Science, spirituality, St. Paul, William Hale White, William Wordsworth, Wordsworth versus Darwin (series), worship}

A Wordsworthian Disciple: William Hale White

_{Neil Thomas
November 4, 2022

Astronomy, Biology, Evolution, Faith & Science, Geology

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Many reported being “converted” to a Wordsworthian view of the world after reading him. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 28, 2022

Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Physical Sciences
Physics
Planetology
Science
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, Arno Penzias, Big Bang, Brian Miller, Caltech, cosmic origins, Energy, gerald schroeder, James Webb Space Telescope, matter, Nobel laureates, Return of the God Hypothesis, Sabine Hossenfelder, Stephen Meyer, The Daily Wire, universe}

On Cosmic Origins, “James Webb Space Telescope Has Revealed Nothing to Overturn Consensus”

_{David Klinghoffer
September 28, 2022

Astronomy, Cosmology, Physical Sciences, Physics, Planetology, Science

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Stephen Meyer addresses challenges to the Big Bang model, including a claim that images from the James Webb Space Telescope had panicked cosmologists. Read More ›

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Date
September 20, 2022

Categories
Astronomy
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Science
Tagged
, Big Bang, Big Bang Theory, Caleb Scharf, culture, David Papineau, free will, galaxies, James Webb Space Telescope, Jonathan O’Callaghan, Michael Egnor, Milky Way, Robert J. Marks II, Scientific American}

Is Webb Breaking the Big Bang Paradigm?

_{Science and Culture
September 20, 2022

Astronomy, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Science

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There is a lot of culture and philosophy built into the Big Bang theory as we understand it. Read More ›

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Author
Rob Sheldon

Date
September 19, 2022

Categories
Astronomy
Physical Sciences
Physics
Planetology
Science
Tagged
, Big Think, carbon, decoherence, electric fields, electrons, Energy, Ethan Siegel, fields, graphene, Lawrence Krauss, matter, particle physics, particles, photon, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, universe}

Astrophysicist Ethan Siegel Sells “Something from Nothing”: I’m Not Buying

_{Rob Sheldon
September 19, 2022

Astronomy, Physical Sciences, Physics, Planetology, Science

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In order to push this, he has to make some pretty big changes to our normal dictionary definition of what "nothing" means. Read More ›

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Author
Rob Sheldon

Date
September 9, 2022

Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Tagged
, constants, cosmic inflation, earth, galaxies, geochronology, graduate school, Hubble constant, Hubble’s Law, rocks, speculation, universe, University of Maryland}

How Do We Know the Age of the Universe?

_{Rob Sheldon
September 9, 2022

Astronomy, Cosmology

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A correspondent asked me recently how we know the age of the universe. The answer is calculated from the inverse of the Hubble constant. Read More ›

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Date
August 18, 2022

Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Physics
Tagged
, astronomers, astrophysicists, Big Bang, cosmic inflation, galaxies, Georges Lemaître, James Webb Space Telescope, London, Lost in Math, Paul Steinhardt, Rob Sheldon, Sabine Hossenfelder, Standard Model, The Big Bang Never Happened, University of Kansas, Yale University}

Does the James Webb Space Telescope Show that the Big Bang Didn’t Happen?

_{Science and Culture
August 18, 2022

Astronomy, Cosmology, Physics

4}

The unexpected new data coming back from the telescope are inspiring panic among astronomers. Read More ›

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Date
May 8, 2022

Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Planetology
Tagged
, arguments, exo-planets, Guillermo Gonzalez, ID the Future, intelligent design, James Webb Space Telescope, Jay Richards, podcast, predictions, The Privileged Planet}

Guillermo Gonzalez on What’s Changed Since The Privileged Planet?

_{Science and Culture
May 8, 2022

Astronomy, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Planetology

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One big change they note: the number of exo-planets discovered has exploded, from 200 or so to several thousand. Read More ›

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Date
February 26, 2022

Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Planetology
Tagged
, Bijan Nemati, cosmic fine-tuning, cosmos, discovery, earth, ID the Future, intelligent design, James Webb Space Telescope, Jay Richards, life, NASA, podcast, The Privileged Planet}

A Webb Telescope Tour with Space Telescope Expert Bijan Nemati

_{Science and Culture
February 26, 2022

Astronomy, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Planetology

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The NASA telescope has been successfully launched into space and has reached its destination, known as the Lagrange Point 2. Read More ›

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Date
January 31, 2022

Categories
Astronomy
Chemistry
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, alchemy, Ancient Near East, astrology, Casey Luskin, Christianity, Francis Bacon, Galileo Galilei, ID the Future, Johannes Kepler, John Bloom, Judeo-Christian tradition, Nicolaus Copernicus, podcast, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith}

John Bloom on the Match that Lit the Scientific Revolution

_{Science and Culture
January 31, 2022

Astronomy, Chemistry, Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Babylonians and Greeks contributed some discoveries and insights that would eventually play into the rise of science. Read More ›