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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
August 26, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Anglo-Saxons, Anthropic Principle, astrophysics, Bertrand Russell, Brandon Carter, cosmic fine-tuning, Dr. Pangloss, Friedrich Nietzsche, intelligent design, Michael Denton, Middle Ages, Nazis, New Atheists, non-overlapping magisteria (NOMA), Richard Dawkins, The Privileged Planet, Übermensch, Voltaire, World War II}

Cosmos, Chaos, and a Privileged Address in the Universe

_{Neil Thomas
August 26, 2021

Evolution, Physical Sciences, Physics

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What are we to make of this radical discontinuity between the Earth and the rest of the cosmos? Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
June 16, 2021

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Anthropic Principle, David Berlinski, designer, earth, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, Jay Richards, laws of nature, Michael Denton, scientific discovery, scientists, universe}

Intelligent Design and Fine-Tuning for Scientific Discovery

_{Granville Sewell
June 16, 2021

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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The reason this evidence of “fine-tuning for discovery” is so satisfying to me is not just because it defeats the anthropic principle. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
March 2, 2021

Categories
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Anthropic Principle, Aquinas’ Fifth Way, astrophysics, atheism, Big Bang, Brandon Carter, Chicago, cosmic fine-tuning, multiverse, probabilities, Star Wars, Tatooine, Thomas Aquinas, universe}

“Multiverse” Myth Frees Atheists from Real Science

_{Michael Egnor
March 2, 2021

Physical Sciences, Physics

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Deniers of God’s existence have clung to one main gambit to avoid the design implications of the fine-tuning of the universe. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 5, 2020

Categories
Biology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, Anthropic Principle, Cambridge Medical Research Council Centre, Darwinian mechanisms, Douglas Axe, Günter Bechly, information, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Latin, Michael Behe, molecular biology, Ola Hössjer, peer review, protein evolution, Robert J. Marks II, scientists, statistics, Steinar Thorvaldsen, Stephen Meyer, Stockholm University, Undeniable (book), University of Tromsø, waiting-time problem, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Breakout Paper in Journal of Theoretical Biology Explicitly Supports Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
October 5, 2020

Biology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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If the paper is any indication, appearing as it does in a prominent journal, some of the suffocating constraints on ID advocacy may be coming off. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 14, 2020

Categories
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, __edited, A Brief History of Time, Anthropic Principle, atheism, divine, John Horgan, multiverse theory, Return of the God Hypothesis, Scientific American, Stephen Hawking, Stephen Meyer, Sunday School}

In the “Mathematical Glory” of the Universe, Physicist Discovered the “Truly Divine”

_{David Klinghoffer
February 14, 2020

Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Physics

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As it happens, these are all themes that are developed with great rigor and depth in Center for Science & Culture director Stephen Meyer’s next book. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
February 12, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, Anthropic Principle, Aristotle, atheism, augustine, christian, cosmic fine-tuning, cosmopsychism, Immanuel Kant, Moral Law, multiverse theory, Phillip Goff, predictions, suffering, theism, Thomas Aquinas}

Cosmic Fine-Tuning and the Problem of Evil

_{Michael Egnor
February 12, 2018

Faith & Science, Philosophy, Physics

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"Cosmopsychism might seem crazy," says philosopher Phillip Goff, "but it provides a robust explanatory model for how the universe became fine-tuned for life." Read More ›

Long exposure photography is the name given to the technique in which the camera's shutter is left open during a somewhat lengthy period of time.

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
December 2, 2016

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __nedited, Anthropic Principle, counterfactuals, film review, fine-tuning, firing squad, inverse gambler’s fallacy, multiverse, physical constants, science, thought experiment}

Dr. Strange Introduces the Multiverse to the Masses

_{Jonathan Witt
December 2, 2016

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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The idea serves as a good plot device, but don't be fooled: fine-tuning points to intelligent design. Read More ›

Chichen Itza Osservatorio — Observatory temple, Chichén Itzá

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Date
November 4, 2016

Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Cultural Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __nedited, Anthropic Principle, black holes, closed-mindedness, information theory, limits of science, materialism, Mayan culture, Origin, SETI, string theory, theoretical physics, viewpoint diversity}

How Consensus Can Blind Science

_{Science and Culture
November 4, 2016

Astronomy, Cosmology, Cultural Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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Visiting a Mayan temple, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb had a revelation. Read More ›