Category: Fine-tuning | Page 11 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
May 17, 2023

Categories
Fine-tuning
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Planetology
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, black holes, earth, galaxy, General Theory of Relativity, gravitational waves, gravity, heavens, Louisiana, mirror, proton, stars, sun, universe, Washington State}

In First Detection of Gravitational Waves, Timing Was Everything

_{Eric Hedin
May 17, 2023

Fine-tuning, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Planetology

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Let’s look at how timing across multiple orders of magnitude brought together cosmic and human events. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 10, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Tagged
, abortion, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, anxiety, atheism, Charles Darwin, Communism, crime, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, Dante Alighieri, demons, evil, fentanyl, Fyodor Dostoevsky, homeless, intelligent design, Jonathan Choe, Judeo-Christian tradition, mutilation, Return of the God Hypothesis, Russia, Soviet Union, Stephen Meyer, suicide, Templeton Prize, universe}

40 Years Ago: Solzhenitsyn’s Prophetic Warning — and Meyer’s Counterpoint of Hope

_{David Klinghoffer
May 10, 2023

Bioethics, Faith & Science, Fine-tuning

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Citing Dostoevsky, Solzhenitsyn stressed the need to be intellectually prepared to meet the challenge of atheism. That preparation requires a choice. Read More ›

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Date
April 29, 2023

Categories
Cosmology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atheism, Canceled Science, Eric Anderson, Eric Hedin, ID the Future, intelligent design, logic, physicists, podcast, scientists, theology, Theory of Everything, universe}

Physicist Eric Hedin: Cosmology Points to Cosmic Design

_{Science & Culture
April 29, 2023

Cosmology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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Hedin argues that the dogmatic rule that natural science should only invoke natural causes has at its heart a logical problem. Read More ›

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Author
Marcos Eberlin

Date
April 12, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Engineering
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, bacteria, Biomimetics, Brazil, cell membranes, engineers, foresight, genetic code, intelligent design, living cell, mass spectrometry, mind, nature, oxygen, São Paulo, Thomson Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, University of Campinas}

Breakthroughs Unveil Evidence of Foresight in Nature

_{Marcos Eberlin
April 12, 2023

Chemistry, Engineering, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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From an engineering standpoint, it was essential that a way be found to protect the cell, life’s most basic unit. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
April 6, 2023

Categories
Biology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Rare Earth
Tagged
, Anthropic Principle, astrobiology, black holes, cosmic fine-tuning, cosmological constant, fundamental forces, geophysics, habitability, hydrogen, intelligent design, life, physical constants, physicists, Science and Faith in Dialogue, solar system, universe}

Local Fine-Tuning and Habitable Zones

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
April 6, 2023

Biology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Rare Earth

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In considering fine-tuning, physicists assume that the constants and initial conditions (and possibly the physical laws) could have been different. Read More ›

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Date
March 16, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astrobiologists, Casey Luskin, Cosmic Habitable Age, cosmos, deism, designer, fingernails, galactic habitable zone, Guillermo Gonzalez, ID the Future, podcast, Science and Faith in Dialogue, The Privileged Planet, theism}

Cosmic Fine-Tuning: A Look at the Implications

_{Science & Culture
March 16, 2023

Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Does any of the evidence suggest a cosmic designer who is more than just the clockmaker God of the deists? Read More ›

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Date
March 13, 2023

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astrobiologists, astronomers, Copernican principle, earth, extra-solar planets, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, The Privileged Planet}

The Problem of Earth Privilege: It’s Getting Worse

_{Science & Culture
March 13, 2023

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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So, the Earth is just a humdrum planet? Far from it, astrobiologist Guillermo Gonzalez argues. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
December 19, 2022

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Rare Earth
Tagged
, A Fortunate Universe, astrobiology, California, earth, Enceladus, freezing, Goldilocks Zone, Jupiter, Michael Denton, NASA, Neptune, Purdue University, salt, Saturn, The Miracle of Man, The Privileged Planet, The Wonder of Water, University of Copenhagen, water}

Salt of the Earth Regulates Habitability

_{David Coppedge
December 19, 2022

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Rare Earth

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A planet needs more than location in a habitable zone. It needs the right ingredients, and salt has a surprising role. Read More ›

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Date
November 10, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, artistry, Cambridge University, Center for Science and Culture, Cicero, Darwin Day in America, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, DNA, eugenics, evolution, George Gaylord Simpson, Giuseppe Sermonti, intelligent design, Islam, jesus, John West, Judeo-Christian tradition, Marco Respinti, Michael Behe, molecular machines, Nobel Prize, Plato, Pope Benedict XVI, Psalms, Racism, software, St. Paul, Stephen Meyer, The Magician's Twin}

The Relevance of Intelligent Design to Science and Society: A Primer

_{Science & Culture
November 10, 2022

Bioethics, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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"ID is one of the foundational ideas in the history of civilization. It has deep roots in the Jewish and Christian traditions and among non-Christian thinkers." Read More ›

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Date
November 3, 2022

Categories
Fine-tuning
Geology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, aesthetics, atmosphere, atmospheric gases, Casey Luskin, earth, fitness, ID the Future, intelligent design, podcast, water}

Geologist Casey Luskin: Our Intelligently Designed Planet

_{Science & Culture
November 3, 2022

Fine-tuning, Geology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Dr. Luskin offers an additional design argument, this one aesthetic in nature, and takes questions from the audience. Read More ›