Tag: Second Law of Thermodynamics

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 27, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Aaron Zimmer, Battle of the Big Bang, Big Bang, black hole, conundrums, designed universe, Elie Feder, mind, multiverse, Niayesh Afshordi, Paul Sutter, Phil Halper, physicists, physics, quantum particles, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Singularity, Stony Brook University, string theory, uncertainty, universe}

The Very “Nature of the Universe” Puzzles Physicists

_{Denyse O’Leary
June 27, 2025

Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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The more physicists know about the universe, the larger loom some questions about ultimate realities. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
April 8, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, Arthur Eddington, Cambrian Explosion, Carnegie Institution, complexity, diversity, earth, eukaryotic cells, functional complexity, functionality, intelligent mind, kinetic energy, laws of nature, laws of physics, life, Michael Wong, mineralogists, non-living matter, organisms, Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, quantum theory, Robert Hazen, Second Law of Thermodynamics, specified complexity, speed of light, universe}

Theory of Increasing Complexity Fails the Test of Science

_{Eric Hedin
April 8, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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What are evolutionists to do when their theory runs afoul of the laws of nature? Why, propose a bold new law of nature! Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 21, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biological complexity, biology, chemistry, Christianity, Darwinian theory, Douglas Axe, faith and science, history of science, intelligent design, life, origins, scientific theories, Sean McDowell, Second Law of Thermodynamics, theistic evolution, UC Berkeley, universe}

Doug Axe on Darwinian Evolution: “One of the Weakest, Most Pathetic Scientific Theories”

_{David Klinghoffer
March 21, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Dr. Axe shared a particularly poignant memory of being a 19-year-old studying at UC Berkeley and attending a chemistry lecture. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
December 23, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, atheism, biological information, Canceled Science, Discovery Institute Press, Eric Anderson, Eric Hedin, ID the Future, organisms, podcast, Second Law of Thermodynamics}

Information, Entropy, and the First Life

_{Andrew McDiarmid
December 23, 2024

Evolution, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Some push back with the argument that the Earth is an open system, gaining energy from the sun. Is that a workaround for a naturalistic account of life? Read More ›

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post

Date
December 13, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Canceled Science, entropy, Eric Anderson, Eric Hedin, ID the Future, information, intelligent design, nature, physicists, podcast, prebiotic materials, Second Law of Thermodynamics, single-celled organism}

Physicist Eric Hedin on Entropy and the Origin of Life

_{Evolution News
December 13, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

2}

Physics tells us pretty clearly that mindless nature degrades information; it doesn’t create it. Are there workarounds? Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
March 20, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, active transport, aquaporins, cell membrane, concentration gradient, death, disease, entropy, ion channels, life, Maxwell’s demon, natural forces, Nobel Prize, non-life, osmosis, PNAS, potassium channels, Roderick MacKinnon, Second Law of Thermodynamics, selectivity filters, sodium channels, unnatural selection}

Secrets of Active Transport Become Visible

_{David Coppedge
March 20, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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TSA workers at airports could never boast of this much quality control in their authentication protocols. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
March 1, 2024

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
Tagged
, BIO-Complexity, Biological Information: New Perspectives, civilization, compensation, Darwinists, disorder, entropy, human intelligence, Mathematical Intelligencer, Moon, multiverse, natural forces, open system, order, physical constants, Physics Essays, probability, Second Law of Thermodynamics, specified complexity, sun, tautology, temperature, The Numerical Solution of Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, William A. Dembski}

Life and the Underlying Principle Behind the Second Law of Thermodynamics

_{Granville Sewell
March 1, 2024

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology

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This seem to be extremely improbable: “From a lifeless planet, there arose spaceships capable of flying to its moon and back safely.” Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
January 2, 2024

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, behavior, Big Bang, biological complexity, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, convergence, death, diversity, Douglas Axe, environmental conditions, enzymes, equilibrium, evolution, evolutionary algorithms, George Ellis, gravity, initial conditions, intelligent design, laws of nature, leaves, mass-energy, material mechanisms, natural selection, Nature (journal), nucleotide sequences, periodic table of elements, phenotypic plasticity, proteins, quantum physics, Rope Kojonen, Second Law of Thermodynamics, stem cells, Stephen Dilley, structuralism, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series), theistic evolution, thermodynamics}

Physics and Chemistry Could Not Give Rise to Biology

_{Emily Reeves
January 2, 2024

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics

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The laws of nature provide stable conditions and physical boundaries within which biological outcomes are possible. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 24, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, determinism, droughts, earthquakes, human bodies, Hurricanes, ID the Future, intelligent design, molecules, moral responsibility, natural disasters, natural forces, naturalism, Robert Sapolsky, Second Law of Thermodynamics, sickness, suffering, theism, tragedies}

Eric Hedin on Suffering in a Designed World

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 24, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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First, Dr. Hedin discusses the problem of natural evils like earthquakes, hurricanes, droughts, and other natural disasters. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
October 11, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animals, Bible, bodies, cars, death, disease, droughts, evil, flat tire, floods, gravity, human evil, humanity, hurricane, injury, intelligent design, microbes, natural causes, natural disasters, natural events, natural evil, naturalism, pain, poverty, quarks, Scripture, Second Law of Thermodynamics, sickness, suffering, theism, theodicy, tinkering, tornadoes, universe, water, weather}

Thoughts of Evil in a Designed World

_{Eric Hedin
October 11, 2023

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Nowhere in the animal world do we see evil that comes anywhere close to comparing with the unfortunate depths of evil displayed by humanity. Read More ›