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NGC-1514
Phot credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Michael Ressler (NASA-JPL), Dave Jones (IAC).

Is the Multiverse Real?

Despite its various iterations, few philosophers or scientists had taken the multiverse seriously — until 1998. Read More ›
Galaxy Cluster SDSS J1531+3414
Photo: Galaxy Cluster SDSS J1531+3414, by NASA Hubble, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The “Hubble Tension” and the Big Bang

One thing I am fairly certain about: overthrowing the Big Bang theory is not in the offing. Read More ›
Under the Sea
Photo: Jellyfish galaxy JO206, by ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Gullieuszik and the GASP team.

Vilenkin: A Physicist in Flight from Intelligent Design

If you are not an ideological materialist, it would make more sense just to assume that our universe is designed because of the clear evidence for fine-tuning. Read More ›
Carina-Nebula
Photo credit: Carina Nebula, by James Webb Space Telescope via NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI.

Comparing Design Evidence in Physics Versus Biology — Is One Stronger than the Other?

The multiverse is nakedly an attempt to save atheism from science. Darwinian theory is less nakedly so. Read More ›
Steven Weinberg
Photo: Steven Weinberg (third from left) with Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, by Croes, Rob C. / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 NL <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/nl/deed.en>, via Wikimedia Commons.

John Horgan on the Madness of “Scientific Omniscience”

“As for life, Dawkins’s claim that it is no longer a mystery is absurd. We still don’t have a clue how life began." Read More ›
Star trails from the International Space Station
Photo: Star trails from the International Space Station, by NASA/Don Pettit.

Local Fine-Tuning and Habitable Zones

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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Photo: Galaxies as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope, by NASA, ESA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI).

The Positive Case for Intelligent Design in Physics

Multiple physical laws and constants must be finely tuned for the universe to be inhabited by advanced forms of life. Read More ›
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A Crisis in Cosmology?

It’s too bad biologists are not as open about crises in their theories. It’s the sign of a healthy science. Read More ›

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