Tag: Ethan Siegel

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
October 8, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Physics
Tagged
, anthropic design, antimatter, antiparticles, Arthur Holly Compton, asymmetries, atoms, Big Bang, conservation laws, conservation of momentum, Emmy Noether, Energy, Ernest Rutherford, Ethan Siegel, fermions, fine-tuning, fundamental forces, interstellar space, intuition, life, mathematicians, matter, meaning, neutrinos, nucleus, particles, physics, planetary orbits, planets, universe}

Conservation Laws and Life: If It Looks Designed, It Is

_{Eric Hedin
October 8, 2026

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Physics

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In the early 20th century, a remarkable discovery came to light that showed a foundational basis for the conservation laws of physics. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 6, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, Anthony Fauci, astrophysicists, Big Think, challenges, commoners, coronavirus, COVID-19, diary, Ethan Siegel, Great Barrington Declaration, lab origin, mRNA shots, myths, pandemic, public opinion, Scott Gottlieb, trust, Twitter, Wall Street Journal, White House, Wuhan}

Want the Public to Trust Science Again? In Four Lessons, Here’s How NOT to Do It

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 6, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

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Ethan Siegel’s approach to public discussion of science is common enough: the exalted scientist reaches down to the ignorant masses. Read More ›

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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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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 13, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, astrophysicists, awareness, Dogs, Edward Feser, eliminative materialism, Ethan Siegel, human mind, materialism, Michael Egnor, mind, physical reality, physics, sentience, The Immortal Mind, Thomas Nagel}

What (If Anything) Physics Can Say About Consciousness

_{Denyse O’Leary
June 13, 2025

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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What about objects? If we want to argue that they have consciousness too, we need to define the term differently from the experiential way we usually do. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
May 28, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, atoms, Big Bang, consciousness, Ethan Siegel, fine-tuning, gravitation, helium, hydrogen, intelligent design, intelligent life, life, materialists, miracle, naturalism, neutrons, nuclear fusion, physics, protons, universe}

A “Quantum Miracle” that Leads to Life

_{Eric Hedin
May 28, 2025

Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physics

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To eventually form stars, planets, and life, neutral atoms are a definite prerequisite. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 3, 2025

Categories
Medicine
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, “consensus science”, americans, authoritarianism, conformity, COVID-19, crime, drunk driving, Ethan Siegel, expertise, freedom, hospitals, hubris, humility, ideology, lockdowns, military, punishment, schools, security, Supreme Court, vaccine mandates, Vaccines}

Far from Chastened by Reality, Scientific Authoritarians Are Doubling Down

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 3, 2025

Medicine, Scientific Freedom

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Ethan Siegel, an astrophysicist and award-winning science writer, advocates for criminally and civilly punishing violators of the “scientific consensus.” Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 29, 2022

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Anna Ijjas, beginning, Borde-Guth-Vilenkin theorem, Ethan Siegel, God Hypothesis, Paul Steinhardt, Phys.org, Return of the God Hypothesis, Roger Penrose, Stephen Meyer, theism}

#4 Story of 2022: Science Journal Reaffirms Universe Had a Beginning

_{Brian Miller
December 29, 2022

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics

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If the universe and everything in it are the result of a mind, then we are not unintended accidents of nature. Read More ›

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Author
Rob Sheldon

Date
September 19, 2022

Categories
Astronomy
Physical Sciences
Physics
Planetology
Science
Tagged
, Big Think, carbon, electric fields, electrons, Energy, Ethan Siegel, graphene, Lawrence Krauss, matter, particle physics, particles, photon, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, universe}

Astrophysicist Ethan Siegel Sells “Something from Nothing”: I’m Not Buying

_{Rob Sheldon
September 19, 2022

Astronomy, Physical Sciences, Physics, Planetology, Science

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In order to push this, he has to make some pretty big changes to our normal dictionary definition of what "nothing" means. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
August 9, 2022

Categories
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Anna Ijjas, beginning, Borde-Guth-Vilenkin theorem, Ethan Siegel, God Hypothesis, Paul Steinhardt, Phys.org, Return of the God Hypothesis, Roger Penrose, Stephen Meyer, theism}

Science Journal Reaffirms Universe Had a Beginning, a Key Argument in Meyer’s God Hypothesis

_{Brian Miller
August 9, 2022

Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics

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If the universe and everything in it are the result of a mind, then we are not unintended accidents of nature. Read More ›

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Date
March 11, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, Adam Frank, astrophysicists, Big Think, cosmic inflation, dark matter, Ethan Siegel, general relativity, multiverse, quantum mechanics, universe}

Astrophysicists Battle over Whether the Multiverse Must Exist

_{Science & Culture
March 11, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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"If cosmic inflation and quantum field theory are both correct, then the Multiverse arises as an inevitable consequence of the two." Read More ›