Category: Physical Sciences | Page 133 | Science and Culture Today

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David Klinghoffer

Date
November 20, 2013

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
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If ETs Were Found, That Might Well Constitute Evidence for Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
November 20, 2013

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences

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Physicist and astrobiologist Paul Davies has a sensible op-ed in the New York Times that packs somewhat of a hidden wallop. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 16, 2013

Categories
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
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But Surely We Can’t Conjure an Entire Advanced Extraterrestrial Civilization?

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 16, 2013

Life Sciences, Physical Sciences

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In this wilderness of unknowns, how do we decide what's modern science and what's modern folklore? Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 11, 2013

Categories
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
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Don’t Let Mars Fool You. Those Exoplanets Teem with Life!

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 11, 2013

Life Sciences, Physical Sciences

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If grey is the new black, subjective certainty is the new evidence. Read More ›

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Author
Rob Sheldon

Date
November 7, 2013

Categories
Physical Sciences
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About Those Reported 8.8 Billion Earth-Like Planets

_{Rob Sheldon
November 7, 2013

Physical Sciences

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Readers may wonder why 10 out of 10,000 planets observed have been "Earth-like" in the "habitable zone," whereas 8.8 billion are extrapolated/calculated to exist. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 5, 2013

Categories
Physical Sciences
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Update: Those 8.8 Billion Earth-Like Planets Are Now "Found"

_{David Klinghoffer
November 5, 2013

Physical Sciences

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I guess a tale really does improve in the telling. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 5, 2013

Categories
Physical Sciences
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Our Vexing Planet: Still Privileged After All These Years

_{David Klinghoffer
November 5, 2013

Physical Sciences

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The only realistic resolution favorable to materialism would be offered by the hope, still elusive, of a signal from space. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 4, 2013

Categories
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Tagged
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Behold, Countless Earths Sail the Galaxies … That Is, if You Would Only Believe

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 4, 2013

Philosophy, Physical Sciences

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Could exoplanets support life that has a different chemical composition? Absent details about the composition, who knows? Read More ›

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Author
Rob Sheldon

Date
October 31, 2013

Categories
Physical Sciences
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The Quest for "Exotic Matter" Fails Again

_{Rob Sheldon
October 31, 2013

Physical Sciences

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Why do they keep funding it? Same reason we fund evolutionary biology. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
October 29, 2013

Categories
Physical Sciences
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Big Nothing: Lawrence Krauss Would Make a Better Argument if He Could

_{Michael Egnor
October 29, 2013

Physical Sciences

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Please understand that this is the best they've got. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 28, 2013

Categories
Physical Sciences
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Copernicus, You Are Not Going to Believe Who Is Using Your Name

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 28, 2013

Physical Sciences

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A far more effective materialist response to fine-tuning is the "Copernican" Principle (though Copernicus would have rejected it), sometimes called the Principle of Mediocrity. Read More ›