Tag: astrophysics

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post

Author
Eric Hedin

Date
November 10, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, astrophysics, atomic bomb, atomic nucleus, black hole, electrons, Energy, fundamental forces, fundamental forces (series), gravity, hydrogen, intelligent design, life, molecule, nucleus, Periodic Table, planets, proton, stars, sun, supernovae}

Building the Foundations: The Strong Nuclear Force

_{Eric Hedin
November 10, 2025

Intelligent Design, Physics

8}

If the strong force suddenly turned off, the nuclei in an object as small as a gold ring would explode with energy equivalent to a small atomic bomb. Read More ›

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post

Author
Rob Sheldon

Date
March 10, 2023

Categories
Cosmology
Evolution
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Planetology
Tagged
, Adam Frank, astrophysics, Big Bang, CERN, cosmic origins, creation, Energy, Ernst Mayr, evolution, galaxies, Georges Lemaître, matter, planets, stars, universe, University of Rochester}

What the Big Bang Theory Tells Us About Creation

_{Rob Sheldon
March 10, 2023

Cosmology, Evolution, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Planetology

2}

The universe did not begin with a cosmic snow globe, or an accident at the CERN accelerator. It had to begin with Georges Lemaître’s "Cosmic Egg." Read More ›

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post

Author
Neil Thomas

Date
August 26, 2021

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

Cosmos, Chaos, and a Privileged Address in the Universe

_{Neil Thomas
August 26, 2021

Evolution, Physical Sciences, Physics

11}

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

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post

Date
April 15, 2021

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, astrophysics, Big Bang, Brian Keating, cosmic fine-tuning, ID the Future, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, U.C. San Diego}

Stephen Meyer Defends His New Book to Cosmologist Brian Keating

_{Science & Culture
April 15, 2021

Biology, Cosmology, Physical Sciences, Physics

1}

Do the laws of cosmology, physics, and biology exhibit dispositive evidence of a cosmic designer? Read More ›

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post

Author
Michael Egnor

Date
March 2, 2021

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

“Multiverse” Myth Frees Atheists from Real Science

_{Michael Egnor
March 2, 2021

Physical Sciences, Physics

5}

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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post

Date
October 15, 2020

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, appendix, astrophysics, biochemists, cancer, cells, chemical reactions, copper, earth, elements, French National Centre for Scientific Research, gold, heavy elements, human beings, intelligent design, iron, Live Science, lysosomes, magnesium, manganese, metabolism, Michael Denton, Nature Communications, The Miracle of the Cell, therapeutics, transition metals, zinc}

Does Gold Have a Purpose? Science Hints at Answers

_{Science & Culture
October 15, 2020

Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Physics

8}

A gold rush makes sense. But a copper rush? Not so much. And yet, perhaps there is more to gold than aesthetics. Read More ›

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post

Author
Michael Egnor

Date
January 6, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, __edited, Aristotle, astrophysics, atheism, Big Bang, cosmic inflation, Darwinian evolution, Ethan Siegel, evidence, Five Ways, general relativity, heresy, inference, inferential science, information, logic, natural theology, non-overlapping magisteria (NOMA), Ontological Argument, quantum mechanics, reason, Stephen Jay Gould, theists, Thomas Aquinas, universe}

Astrophysicist Asks: Did God Create the Universe?

_{Michael Egnor
January 6, 2020

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Scientific Reasoning

7}

Natural theology is the science of God’s existence, and it’s a massive trove of evidence and reason of the first order. Read More ›

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post

Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 10, 2019

Categories
Chemistry
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, astrophysics, Brazil, cell membranes, Charles Darwin, Discovery Institute, evolution, intelligent design, Latin America, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Marcos Eberlin, São Paulo, University of Campinas}

How Marcos Eberlin Discovered Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
May 10, 2019

Chemistry, Engineering, Intelligent Design

2}

His journey in our direction started in 2008 when he was teaching at Brazil’s top university, the University of Campinas. Read More ›

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post

Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 23, 2018

Categories
Biology
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, Aristotle, artificial intelligence, astrophysics, Big Bang, Brian Greene, determinism, free will, John Bell, machines, materialism, nature, particles, quantum mechanics, quantum theory, Singularity, UC Berkeley, Werner Heisenberg}

Is Free Will an Illusion?

_{Michael Egnor
July 23, 2018

Biology, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics

5}

if we are wholly matter, and matter is wholly governed by physical law, there is no room for free will. Read More ›

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post

Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 31, 2018

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Albert Einstein, astrophysics, atheism, bias, Big Bang, Copernican principle, creation, creationism, Darwinian theory, DNA, Edwin Hubble, functionality, Genesis, genome, Georges Lemaître, intelligent design, junk DNA, Real Clear Science}

Astrophysics and Molecular Genetics with the Parking Brake On

_{Michael Egnor
May 31, 2018

Biology, Cosmology, Physical Sciences

5}

The ancient model of the cosmos, which was the model presupposed by most scientists prior to the mid 20th century, was Steady State. Read More ›