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Author
Bruce Gordon

Date
March 27, 2026

Categories
Fine-tuning
Philosophy
Physics
Tagged
, Alex O’Connor, background knowledge, Bayesian formalism, Bayesian reasoning, belief, Big Bang, calculus, conditionalization, cosmology, deductive logic, Dutch book arguments, fine-tuning, Fisherian hypothesis testing, inference to the best explanation, John Maynard Keynes, logic, Mercury, naturalism, Nevin Climenhaga, null distributions, philosophy, precession, probability, propositions, psychological states, rejection regions, Sean Carroll, Socrates, subjective interpretation, syllogism, The Fine-Tuning Argument and Its Cultured Despisers (series)}

The Objective Probability of the Fine-Tuning Evidence

_{Bruce Gordon
March 27, 2026

Fine-tuning, Philosophy, Physics

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Science and philosophy aim to explain aspects of the world and of our experience, and both offer judgments about what is correct or incorrect. Read More ›

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Author
Winston Ewert

Date
March 19, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Metaphysics
Physics
Tagged
, air, Ambrose, Aristotle, Basil of Caesarea, Bible, Biblical texts, cellulose, Christianity, Chrysostom, classical science, demiurge, duck, earth, elements, Ephrem the Syrian, fire, form, Genesis, house, John Calvin, Justin Martyr, Martin Luther, matter, metal, metaphysics, nuclear reactions, Periodic Table, philosophy, pipes, plastic, Plato, rabbit, radioactive decay, scientific ideas, Septuagint, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Tertullian, The Heavens the Waters and the Partridge, Timaeus, water, wires, Wisdom of Solomon, wood}

Can Formless Matter Exist? A Pitfall in Reading Biblical Texts

_{Winston Ewert
March 19, 2026

Faith & Science, Metaphysics, Physics

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The solution is to go back to the source and follow the text to see what it actually says. Read More ›

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Date
March 18, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Physics
Tagged
, biology, chemistry, comets, documentaries, Eric Esau, evidence, faith and science, fine-tuning, Fred Hoyle, galaxy, Goldilocks, Isaac Newton, movies, New York Times, Oxford University, physical laws, physical parameters, physics, planets, Return of the God Hypothesis, simulation theory, Stephen Meyer, sun, The Story of Everything, tickets, Timothy McGrew, Tulane University, UC San Diego, universe, University of Pittsburgh}

A Goldilocks Universe, Designed for Us: New Film in Theaters on April 30

_{Science & Culture
March 18, 2026

Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Physics

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As philosopher Timothy McGrew puts it, we live in a universe “bearing everywhere the fingerprints of its Creator.” Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
March 18, 2026

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Physics
Tagged
, abiogenesis, agnostics, atheists, biologists, careers, complexity, Curtis Hrischuk, Darwinian evolution, Emily Reeves, endowed by our creator, equilibrium, evolution, evolutionary biology, evolutionary jargon, Gregory Reeves, human engineers, information, John West, living things, Michael Egnor, narrative gloss, natural selection, nature, neurosurgeon, organisms, Philip Skell, physics, Science and Culture Today, Stuart Burgess, transcendent intelligent source}

Evolution: What Is in a Word? (Hint: Not Much)

_{Eric Hedin
March 18, 2026

Biology, Evolution, Physics

5}

Since the entire non-living universe contains far less information content than a single living cell, life presents an enigma to materialism. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 12, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
History of Science
Physics
Tagged
, astrology, Bible, Center for Science and Culture, Christian Church, Christianity, determinism, early Christian thinkers, evidence, Greek philosophies, heavens, ID the Future, immutability, intellectual humility, intelligent design, modern science, morality, original sources, podcast, science and faith, scientific consensus, scientific theories, Scripture, software engineers, theology, Winston Ewert}

Historical Reasoning, Modern Science: A Conversation with Winston Ewert

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 12, 2026

Cosmology, Faith & Science, History of Science, Physics

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Dr. Ewert and I dive into the rich history of how early Christian thinkers engaged with the scientific consensus of their time. Read More ›

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Author
Bruce Gordon

Date
March 11, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Physics
Tagged
, Alex O’Connor, Aristotelian cosmos, Copernican displacement, cosmic enormity, cosmic scale, cosmology, Dante, demotion, divine hiddenness, fine-tuning, fine-tuning argument, Hell, human centrality, intelligent cause, intelligibility, methodology, motivation, natural philosophy, naturalism, posteriors, priors, promotion, Psalms, Robert B. Stewart, Satan, scientific revolution, Scripture, Sean Carroll, Stephen Meyer, The Blackwell Companion to Christian Apologetics, The Fine-Tuning Argument and Its Cultured Despisers (series), theism, theology, Timothy McGrew, universe}

Sean Carroll and the Counter-Evidence Considered

_{Bruce Gordon
March 11, 2026

Cosmology, Physics

9}

My present concern is to articulate and confront Carroll's charge that the fine-tuning argument engages in some evidential shenanigans. Read More ›

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Author
Winston Ewert

Date
March 11, 2026

Categories
History of Science
Philosophy
Physics
Tagged
, aether, air, Aristotle, Bible, Center for Science and Culture, change, circular movement, cosmologists, creation, dark energy, dark matter, destruction, earth, elements, ethers, fire, galaxies, heavens, heavy elements, immutability, light elements, linear movement, modern science, natural forces, night, outer space, pace, physics, rotation, smoke, speed, stars, The Heavens the Waters and the Partridge, water, Winston Ewert}

Are the Heavens Immutable? An Ancient Scientific Question

_{Winston Ewert
March 11, 2026

History of Science, Philosophy, Physics

5}

Modern theories postulate entities to account for differences between what we would expect from physics and our observations of distant space. Read More ›

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Author
Bruce Gordon

Date
February 27, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Physics
Tagged
, Alex O’Connor, Andrew Loke, Bayesian reasoning, Boltzmann brains, Borde-Guth-Vilenkin theorem, chemistry, Chris Smeenk, cosmology, fine-tuning, fine-tuning argument, Ian Hacking, Ken Olum, Kenny Boyce, loop quantum cosmology, Luke Barnes, naturalism, nuclear physics, Philip Swenson, philosophers, Porter Williams, quantum mechanics, Roger White, Sean Carroll, stellar structure, The Fine-Tuning Argument and Its Cultured Despisers (series), theism}

Fine-Tuning and the Infinite Multiverse

_{Bruce Gordon
February 27, 2026

Cosmology, Physics

10}

An endless multiverse is a context in which every outcome occurs infinitely many times, rendering calculations of probability ill-defined. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
February 26, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, abiogenesis, alphabet soup, Canceled Science, creationists, Douglas Axe, earth, evolutionists, functional complexity, generalized second law of thermodynamics, information, intelligence, intelligent beings, intelligent design, James Tour, matter, Michael Behe, micro-needle, molecular structures, natural processes, New Generalized Second Law, Origins and Destiny, particles, patterns, physicists, physics, Robert Gange, spoon, star, sun}

Foundational Evidence for Design: The Generalized Second Law of Thermodynamics

_{Eric Hedin
February 26, 2026

Intelligent Design, Physics

9}

For almost the last 40 years, I have understood the truth of Gange's statement based on its foundation in well-established laws of physics. Read More ›

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Author
Bruce Gordon

Date
February 18, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, Alex O’Connor, Bayesian reasoning, cosmology, fine-tuning, Hans Halvorson, Humean probabilities, likelihood ratio, Luke Barnes, mathematicians, metaphysics, monotheistic tradition, multiverse, Ned Hall, Nevin Climenhaga, personal beliefs, philosophers, philosophy, plausibility, podcasters, Presbyterians, priors, probability, psychological states, Robin Collins, Sean Carroll, spacetime, subjective inclinations, The Fine-Tuning Argument and Its Cultured Despisers (series), theism, theology, theoretical physicists, Thomas Bayes}

Framing a Finely Tuned Response to a Chorus of Critical “Carrollers”

_{Bruce Gordon
February 18, 2026

Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physics

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Using Sean Carroll’s criticisms of the fine-tuning argument as a general guide, I propose to address objections to that argument. Read More ›