Tag: black holes

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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, fundamental forces (series), 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
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
September 12, 2024

Categories
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, Anthropic Principle, black holes, cosmogony, Cosmological Natural Selection, elements, evolution, evolutionary theory, intelligent design, intelligent life, Jay Richards, Lee Smolin, life, planets, scientific discovery, silicon, stars, superconductivity, The Privileged Planet, universes}

Were We Made to Make Black Holes?

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
September 12, 2024

Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Technology

9}

I want to compare our book with a 2020 paper by Jeffery Shainline of the National Institutes of Standards and Technology. Read More ›

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Date
March 24, 2024

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atheism, augustine, black holes, consciousness, cosmos, David Hilbert, evidence, fine structure constant, Fuller Theological Seminary, intelligent design, Mind Matters, multiverse, Nancey Murphy, parallel universes, physical constants, Rob Sheldon, Robert J. Marks II, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Roger Penrose, stars, theism, universe}

Is the Multiverse Scientific Fact or Mere Fancy?

_{Science and Culture
March 24, 2024

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

6}

Host Robert Lawrence Kuhn asked Professor of Christian Philosophy Nancey Murphy if, in her view, the universe is fine-tuned for consciousness. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
June 30, 2023

Categories
Arts
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
Tagged
, astronomers, black holes, civilization, creativity, dark energy, dark matter, electromagnetic force, electrons, elementary particles, elements, gravity, human beings, humanity, image of God, James Webb Space Telescope, Judeo-Christian tradition, laws of nature, literature, nebulae, neutrons, planets, protons, spectroscopy, stars, sunset, universe}

Intelligence Is Unnatural, and Why That Matters

_{Eric Hedin
June 30, 2023

Arts, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology

6}

One of the advantages we have in our study of nature is our ability to observe an entire “unpolluted” universe. Read More ›

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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, fine-timing, galaxy, General Theory of Relativity, gravitational waves, gravity, heavens, Louisiana, mirror, proton, spacetime, 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

8}

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

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Author
Emily Sandico

Date
May 5, 2023

Categories
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astrophysicists, black holes, Brian Keating, dragons, faith and science, intelligent design, interviews, Jews, Jordan Peterson, Judaism, Losing the Nobel Prize, multiverse, podcast, Return of the God Hypothesis}

Watch: Brian Keating and Jordan Peterson on All Things Cosmological

_{Emily Sandico
May 5, 2023

Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

1}

Dr. Keating is a brilliant astrophysicist, an observant Jew, and a fascinating figure in the dialogue about science and religion. 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, Frederik van Niekerk, fundamental forces, geophysics, habitability, hydrogen, intelligent design, life, Nico Vorster, physical constants, physicists, Science and Faith in Dialogue, solar system, universe, Weak Anthropic Principle}

Local Fine-Tuning and Habitable Zones

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
April 6, 2023

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

5}

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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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
March 20, 2023

Categories
Epistemology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, agency, atheism, black holes, Boston, Cambridge, defining id, defining science, demarcation criteria, dinosaurs, electromagnetic radiation, evolution, Harvard University, inference to the best explanation, intelligent design, miracles, observation, predictions, Reductionism, religion, scientific method, supernatural, testing, theism, unguided evolution}

Let’s Help Harvard Understand Intelligent Design

_{Jonathan McLatchie
March 20, 2023

Epistemology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science

7}

It was disappointing to see the inaccurate representation of ID, along with the poor scientific epistemology. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 27, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, Arjuna Das, atheism, Big Bang, black holes, general relativity, infinity, justice, Matt Dillahunty, mercy, Michael Egnor, morality, singularities, supernatural, Theology Unleashed, Thomas Aquinas, zero}

Are Singularities a Part of Science?

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 27, 2021

Faith & Science, Mathematics, Physical Sciences

4}

"Any paper that discusses or describes singularities in the field equations of general relativity is discussing extra-natural objects." Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 15, 2021

Categories
Cosmology
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Big Bang, black holes, causal closure, causes, David Papineau, dualism, electrons, G.K. Chesterton, general relativity, materialism, materialists, neuroscience, quantum entanglement, quantum mechanics, singularities, space-time, Thomas Aquinas, universe}

Is the Universe Causally Closed?

_{Michael Egnor
July 15, 2021

Cosmology, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics

6}

Materialists argue that dualism of mind and brain is not possible because of causal closure — by which they mean that all physical effects have physical causes. Read More ›