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Date
May 15, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physics
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, Benjamin Libet, brain waves, cause, David Hume, effect, free will, Julian Baggini, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, quantum mechanics, quantum physics, Robert J. Marks II, The Great Guide}

Philosopher Looks for a Way to Redefine Free Will

_{Science and Culture
May 15, 2022

Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physics

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Julian Baggini’s proposed new approach assumes the existence of the very qualities that only a traditional view of the mind offers. Read More ›

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Date
March 30, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Carl Sagan, Contact (novel), Cosmos Magazine, electromagnetism, extraterrestrials, Fibonacci sequence, fine structure constant, Golden Ratio, intelligent design, Paul Davies, pi, Planck’s constant, quantum mechanics, relativity, Richard Feynman, University of Nottingham, Wolfgang Pauli}

Unexplained — Maybe Unexplainable — Numbers Control the Universe

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March 30, 2022

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Richard Feynman called 1/137, the fine structure constant, “a magic number that comes to us with no understanding by man.” 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 field theory, quantum mechanics, universe}

Astrophysicists Battle over Whether the Multiverse Must Exist

_{Science and 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 ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
March 8, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Planetology
Tagged
, Big Bang, computers, electrons, En Arche Foundation, encyclopedias, Energy, entropy, evolution, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, libraries, matter, Michael Behe, novels, Planck’s constant, quantum mechanics, Stephen Meyer, universe, William A. Dembski}

Intelligent Design, Now in Polish

_{Granville Sewell
March 8, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Planetology

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My book includes a chapter on quantum mechanics, called “The Supernatural Element in Nature.” Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
January 5, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Augustus, beliefs, determinism, free will, John Bell, laws of nature, materialists, nature, physicists, quantum mechanics, Sabine Hossenfelder, Superdeterminism, universe}

Does Superdeterminism Resolve Dilemmas Around Free Will?

_{Michael Egnor
January 5, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences

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The conventional view of nature held by materialists is that all acts are wholly determined by the laws of nature. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
November 8, 2021

Categories
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Alexander Vilenkin, BGV, Big Bang, Big Think, Borde-Guth-Vilenkin theorem, causality, Ethan Siegel, Kalam cosmological argument, photon, quantum mechanics, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Hawking, universe}

Astrophysicist Ethan Siegel Again Desperately Attempts to Avoid a Cosmic Beginning

_{Brian Miller
November 8, 2021

Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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If the model were plausible, the level of fine-tuning would represent even greater evidence of design than it was intended to avoid by removing the beginning. 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

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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 ›

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Date
May 4, 2021

Categories
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, blood clotting, cancer, collagen, Darwin's Black Box, diseases, DNA repair, evolution, foresight, glycoprotein, glycosylation, health, intelligent design, Michael Behe, Peking University, photosynthesis, PNAS, quantum mechanics}

Contingency Planning in the Cell Affirms Design

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May 4, 2021

Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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When sunlight is adequate, leaves are happy. On some days, though, there can be too much of a good thing. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 3, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Bell's theorem, Benjamin Libet, determinism, free will, illusion, Jerry Coyne, materialism, matter, mind, neuroscience, propositions, quantum mechanics, researchers, The Guardian}

Trying to Disprove Free Will Shows that Materialism Doesn’t Work

_{Michael Egnor
May 3, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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The fact that nature is not predetermined in detail has been shown quite convincingly by the experimental confirmation of Bell’s theorem in quantum mechanics. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
April 19, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, Aristotle, black holes, essential causal chain, evolution, First Way, Five Ways, general relativity, gravitation, Isaac Newton, Jerry Coyne, laws of nature, natural theology, Prime Mover, quantum mechanics, summer, Thomas Aquinas, universe}

Why the Universe Itself Can’t Be the Most Fundamental Thing

_{Michael Egnor
April 19, 2021

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences

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Imagine a chain hanging from the sky supporting a weight suspended in the air. Each link in the chain is a cause for the continued suspension of the links. Read More ›