Tag: A Fortunate Universe

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
October 31, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physics
Planetology
Tagged
, __recommended, A Fortunate Universe, Albert Einstein, astronomers, Big Bang, black holes, driving, earth, escape velocity, expansion rate, fine-tuning, fundamental forces, Geraint F. Lewis, GPS systems, gravity, Guillermo Gonzalez, Isaac Newton, life, Luke A. Barnes, matter, Moon, nuclear forces, particles, planets, universe}

The Forces that Shape our Universe: Gravity

_{Eric Hedin
October 31, 2025

Intelligent Design, Physics, Planetology

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One of the most remarkable aspects of our universe is the discovery that just four fundamental forces of nature govern interactions among all particles. Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
March 11, 2024

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, A Fortunate Universe, aliens, David Klinghoffer, DNA, employment, extraterrestrials, intelligent design, Joana Xavier, nanomachines, scientists, Signature in the Cell, Stanford University, Stephen Meyer}

Aliens in the Garbage

_{Daniel Witt
March 11, 2024

Biology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

8}

Some people — whether they would put it in so many words or not — believe that certain types of answers are simply off-limits in a scientific inquiry. 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, Dead Sea, earth, Enceladus, freezing, Goldilocks Zone, Jupiter, Michael Denton, NASA, Neptune, Purdue University, salinity, 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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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 19, 2022

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Rare Earth
Tagged
, A Fortunate Universe, Cosmic Habitable Age, dark energy, earth, expansion rate of universe, fine-timing, Freeman Dyson, Guillermo Gonzalez, Jay Richards, Michael Denton, Moon, Privileged Species, solar system, sun, The Anthropic Cosmological Principle, The Privileged Planet, universe}

Intelligent Design and Cosmic Fine-Tuning

_{David Coppedge
October 19, 2022

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

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In combination, the factors mentioned here and in my last two posts constrain the “cosmic habitable age” to narrower dimensions. Read More ›

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Author
Robert A. Alston

Date
May 26, 2020

Categories
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, A Fortunate Universe, Alexander Vilenkin, carbon, cosmic fine-tuning, cosmic microwave background radiation, Edwin Hubble, electromagnetism, existence, Fred Hoyle, Georges Lemaître, Geraint Lewis, Goldilocks, golf ball, gravity, Kalam cosmological argument, Luke Barnes, Martin Rees, ping-pong ball, quantum cosmology, strong nuclear force, universe, weak nuclear force, William Lane Craig}

Book Excerpt: The Big Bang and the Fine-Tuned Universe

_{Robert A. Alston
May 26, 2020

Philosophy, Physical Sciences

9}

What can we infer about the cause of the universe, about what brought it into being? Read More ›

A new composite image of the Crab Nebula features X-rays from Chandra (blue and white), optical data from Hubble (purple), and infrared data from Spitzer (pink). Chandra has repeatedly observed the Crab since the telescope was launched into space in 1999. The Crab Nebula is powered by a quickly spinning, highly magnetized neutron star called a pulsar, which was formed when a massive star ran out of its nuclear fuel and collapsed. The combination of rapid rotation and a strong magnetic field in the Crab generates an intense electromagnetic field that creates jets of matter and anti-matter moving away from both the north and south poles of the pulsar, and an intense wind flowing out in the equatorial direction.

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
May 8, 2020

Categories
Cosmology
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, A Fortunate Universe, anthropogenic global warming, atheism, Big Bang, blackbody, Borde-Guth-Vilenkin theorem, Cambridge University Press, Christians, Copernican demotion, Darwinism, Geraint Lewis, Hubble-Lemaître Law, intelligent design, Luke Barnes, Michael Keas, redshift, Return of the God Hypothesis, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Stephen Meyer}

Are Cosmic and Planetary Fine-Tuning Constant?

_{Science and Culture
April 29, 2020

Physical Sciences

9}

The stability of atoms, stars, and people depends on finely tuned physical laws and constants in the local universe. But are they fixed throughout space and time? Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
March 2, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, __edited, A Fortunate Universe, Al Gore, Big Science, bombing, Cambridge University, Christianity, climate change, Frank Tipler, Freeman Dyson, Gifford lectures, Institute for Advanced Study, intelligent design, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Jacques Monod, Nobel Prize, pantheism, physicists, Politics, quantum mechanics, religion, Scotland, space travel, string theory, Templeton Prize, theology, Trinity College, universe, war, William Happer, World War II}

Freeman Dyson: The Passing of an Iconoclastic Physicist

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
March 2, 2020

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Dyson was careful to take an open-minded approach: not fully endorsing design, yet not rejecting it either. Read More ›

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Date
November 7, 2018

Categories
Astronomy
Physical Sciences
Rare Earth
Tagged
, __k-review, A Fortunate Universe, Carl Sagan, cosmos, Donald Brownlee, earth, European Space Agency, exoplanets, Gaia spacecraft, ID the Future, Jimmy Carter, Johannes Kepler, Kepler spacecraft, light-eaters, Luke A. Barnes, Michael Denton, Milky Way, Peter Ward, planetary fine-tuning, The Privileged Planet, The Wonder of Water, Voyager Golden Record}

Uncommon Earth: Kepler Supports Denton

_{Science and Culture
November 7, 2018

Astronomy, Physical Sciences, Rare Earth

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It sound like an anachronistic political endorsement, but it’s true: the Kepler spacecraft is supporting Michael Denton’s fine-tuning campaign with large contributions of data. Read More ›