Tag: Battle of the Big Bang

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
June 11, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Physics
Tagged
, atoms, Battle of the Big Bang, beginning, black hole, conformal cyclic cosmology, earth, egg cell, Ethan Siegel, experts, faith and science, first cells, Hebrews, intelligent design, John Wheeler, Lee Smolin, Nobel Prize, physicists, physics, Planck era, Roger Penrose, Singularity, tachyonic physics, The Road to Reality, theism, universe, Wikipedia}

When the Experts Disagree on the Origin of the Universe…

_{Eric Hedin
June 11, 2026

Cosmology, Physics

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As with life, the beginning of our universe entailed special conditions, not only of the laws of physics, but also of the arrangement of its component atoms. Read More ›

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Date
June 6, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atheists, Battle of the Big Bang, Brian Miller, Cambridge University, Christianity, debates, Egyptian Exodus, history, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, Justin Brierley, Nile, Phil Halper, philosophy, physicists, Return of the God Hypothesis, Royal Astronomical Society, science and faith, Stephen Meyer, theology}

“ID Takes Center Stage”: Brian Miller on the Meyer/Halper Debate

_{Science & Culture
June 6, 2026

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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"Halper is one of the most formidable proponents of atheism, but he also admits that the discussion with Meyer was 'the toughest debate I’ve ever had.'" Read More ›

Two dice bouncing with sparks. Concept for probability and random choice. Casino gambling and gaming.

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Author
Bruce Gordon

Date
May 19, 2026

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, Anthony Aguirre, Battle of the Big Bang, beans, Caltech, Christopher Hitchcock, cosmos, Daniel Díaz-Pachón, debates, dice, dimensional analysis, fine-tuning, Frank Wilczek, Fred Adams, general relativity, intelligent design, Justin Brierley, Luke Barnes, Martin Rees, Max Tegmark, normalizability, Ola Hössjer, parameter space, Phil Halper, physics, Planck scale, posterior probability, prior probability, probability, Robert Marks, Robin Collins, Standard Model, Stephen Meyer, theism}

Halper and Meyer on Inscrutable Dice and Cosmological Fine-Tuning

_{Bruce Gordon
May 19, 2026

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physics

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Phil Halper has argued against a position that no one holds, and his argument as a whole lays claim to the very capacity his objection denies. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
January 26, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Physics
Tagged
, Alan H. Guth, Alexander Vilenkin, Arvind Borde, Battle of the Big Bang, Big Bang, cosmology, designer substitute, galaxies, general relativity, gravity, hydrogen, Isaac Newton, mathematics, Michael G Strauss, mind, natural laws, Niayesh Afshordi, Phil Halper, physicists, physics, Planck time, quantum gravity, quantum mechanics, Schrödinger equation, Singularity, stars, universe}

Can Equations Serve as a Designer Substitute?

_{Eric Hedin
January 26, 2026

Cosmology, Physics

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To achieve “something rather than nothing” requires more than an equation, more than mathematics. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 27, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Aaron Zimmer, Battle of the Big Bang, Big Bang, black hole, Elie Feder, mind, multiverse, Niayesh Afshordi, Paul Sutter, Phil Halper, physicists, physics, quantum particles, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Singularity, Stony Brook University, string theory, uncertainty, universe}

The Very “Nature of the Universe” Puzzles Physicists

_{Denyse O’Leary
June 27, 2025

Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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The more physicists know about the universe, the larger loom some questions about ultimate realities. Read More ›