Type post Author Neil Thomas Date August 26, 2021 CategoriesEvolutionPhysical SciencesPhysics 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 11 What are we to make of this radical discontinuity between the Earth and the rest of the cosmos? Read More ›
Lucretius Type post Author Rob Sheldon Date October 1, 2020 CategoriesBiologyIntelligent DesignPhysics Tagged , Aristotle, carbon, Charles Darwin, Cyanobacteria, Dr. Pangloss, Fred Hoyle, intelligent design, Latin, Lucretius, metazoans, meteorites, Michael Denton, natural selection, optimization, Paul Davies, purpose, quantum mechanics, satire, The Miracle of the Cell, Voltaire, wonder Learning Wonder from Denton’s Latest Rob Sheldon October 1, 2020 Biology, Intelligent Design, Physics 5 Around 50 BC Titus Lucretius Carus wrote a long treatise against finding purpose in nature. Read More ›
