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December 7, 2020

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Physical Sciences
Physics
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, biophysicists, Cornelius Hunter, David Hume, determinism, free will, ID the Future, initial conditions, Ludwig van Beethoven, Mike Keas, natural law, podcast, Sabine Hossenfelder, Science, universe, William Shakespeare}

Determinism: A “Bizarre Position” Held by Scientists “with Great Confidence”

_{Science & Culture
December 7, 2020

Physical Sciences, Physics

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If it’s true, then all one says or thinks — right or wrong, true or false — was determined some 13.8 billion years ago. Read More ›

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December 1, 2020

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Evolution
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, Aristotle, computational biology, Cornelius Hunter, determinism, evidence, free choice, future, ID the Future, illusion, laws of nature, Michael Keas, physicists, Pierre-Simon Laplace, podcast, Sabine Hossenfelder, theoretical physics}

Determinism: “An Irrational Rejection of Evidence”

_{Science & Culture
December 1, 2020

Evolution

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German theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder takes even human choices to be merely an illusory experience. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
October 22, 2020

Categories
Physical Sciences
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, atheism, biophysicists, Cornelius Hunter, determinism, free will, Jerry Coyne, Sabine Hossenfelder, scientism}

Science as Oracle — “Where It Gets Weird”

_{David Klinghoffer
October 22, 2020

Physical Sciences

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The ancients had their oracles, people claiming to speak in the name of the gods — this, by divination. Read More ›

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Cornelius Hunter

Date
October 22, 2020

Categories
Physical Sciences
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, Big Bang, brains, David Hume, determinism, evolution, free will, humans, illusion, knowledge, laws of nature, miracles, particles, Pierre-Simon Laplace, Sabine Hossenfelder, St. Paul, theoretical physics, truth}

Determinism: Smart People and an Absurd Claim

_{Cornelius Hunter
October 22, 2020

Physical Sciences

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Why should Sabine Hossenfelder think for a moment that anything that occurs to her has any correspondence to truth? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 21, 2020

Categories
Fine-tuning
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, abstract thought, brain states, Brian Miller, determinism, Discovery Institute, Evolution News, free will, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Journal of Theoretical Biology, materialism, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, Sabine Hossenfelder, Stephen Meyer, thought, Wilder Penfield, will}

Fine-Tuning, Free Will — Now We’ve Got Two Challenges for Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder

_{David Klinghoffer
October 21, 2020

Fine-tuning, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Physical Sciences, Physics

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She acknowledges that she is speaking from outside one relevant field. Can you really use physics to deny free will while ignoring neuroscience? Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
October 16, 2020

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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, Bernard Carr, Earth-like planets, electromagnetic force, electrons, George Ellis, gravity, heavy elements, intelligent design, Luke Barnes, oxygen, Paul Davies, Sabine Hossenfelder, supernova, temperatures, theoretical physics}

Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder Challenges the Evidence for Cosmological Fine-Tuning

_{Brian Miller and Stephen C. Meyer
October 16, 2020

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Hossenfelder’s strongest argument is that many fine-tuning parameters cannot in fact be quantified. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 29, 2019

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
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, __edited, Australopithecines, Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus anamensis, Charles Darwin, Darwinian gradualism, David Gelernter, Ethiopia, Galápagos Islands, Germany, Homo (genus), Lucy, Modern evolutionary synthesis, mount improbable, National Geographic, Natural History Museum, Neo-Darwinism, Niles Eldredge, paleontology, Richard Dawkins, Royal Society, Sabine Hossenfelder, stasis, Stephen Jay Gould, stickleback fish, Stuttgart, vertebrate}

#4 of Our Top Stories of 2019: Apeman Waves Goodbye to Darwinian Gradualism

_{Günter Bechly
December 29, 2019

Human Origins and Anthropology

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A few days ago a sensational new paleontological discovery made headlines around the globe. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
September 6, 2019

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __edited, Australopithecines, Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus anamensis, Charles Darwin, Darwinian gradualism, David Gelernter, Ethiopia, Galápagos Islands, Germany, Homo (genus), Lucy, Modern evolutionary synthesis, mount improbable, National Geographic, Natural History Museum, Neo-Darwinism, Niles Eldredge, paleontology, Richard Dawkins, Royal Society, Sabine Hossenfelder, stasis, Stephen Jay Gould, stickleback fish, Stuttgart, vertebrates}

Apeman Waves Goodbye to Darwinian Gradualism

_{Günter Bechly
September 6, 2019

Human Origins and Anthropology

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A few days ago a sensational new paleontological discovery made headlines around the globe. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 10, 2019

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, data, evidence, god's, materialism, materialists, motivation, multiverse, religion, Sabine Hossenfelder, science, scientists, theoretical physics, universe}

Physicist: “Multiverse Is Religion, Not Science”

_{David Klinghoffer
July 10, 2019

Physical Sciences

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The question she leaves unaddressed is why scientists would choose, despite the absence of evidence, despite the fact that the multiverse is “unobservable by assumption,” to believe in a multiverse. Read More ›

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Author
Kirk Durston

Date
April 25, 2019

Categories
Cosmology
Evolution
Faith & Science
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, __cedited, Bernard Carr, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Craig Venter, Darwinism, DNA, Eugene Koonin, experimental science, fantasy, fantasy science, George Ellis, inferential science, molecular machines, multiverse, nature, North America, Ockham’s razor, proteins, Roger Penrose, Sabine Hossenfelder, science, science fiction, scientism}

On Fantasy in Modern Science

_{Kirk Durston
April 25, 2019

Cosmology, Evolution, Faith & Science

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An attribute of a good sci-fi story is that it should open new vistas for the imagination while, at the same time, not requiring the reader to put up with the preposterous. Read More ›