Tag: solar eclipse

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Author
Kyle Dillon

Date
July 22, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, aesthetic criteria, Albert Einstein, Anthony O’Hear, Artemis II, Arthur Eddington, beauty, Brian Greene, coherence, controversy, disinterested, Earthset, empirical fit, existential, fauna, fittingness, flora, fruitfulness, Guillermo Gonzalez, Jay Richards, John Frame, Mare Orientale, mathematical beauty, Michael Keas, Milky Way, Moon, Nobel Prize, normative, oughtness, philosophers, pleasure, Science and Beauty (series), scientific theories, Serge Brunier, situational, solar eclipse, Steven Weinberg, subatomic particles, The Elegant Universe, The Evidential Power of Beauty, The Privileged Planet, theoretical virtues, Thomas Dubay, triperspectivalism}

Science and Beauty: The Lens of Triperspectivalism

_{Rev. Kyle A. Dillon
July 22, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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To the non-scientist, it may come as a surprise that scientists would appeal to aesthetic standards in evaluating the validity of scientific theories. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 29, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astrophysicists, coincidence, conspiracy, Discovery Institute, Guillermo Gonzalez, ID the Future, Jay Richards, Jonathan Witt, podcast, solar eclipse, Texas, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, The Privileged Planet, Waxahachie}

Astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez Reads His Solar Eclipse Poem “Totality”

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 29, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Dr. Gonzalez discusses his experience of the 2024 total solar eclipse and his co-hosting of Discovery Institute’s eclipse watching event in Waxahachie, Texas. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
April 11, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, clouds, corona, Dallas, Discovery Institute, gold, heart, light, mind, Moon, planets, poetry, sky, solar eclipse, soul, sun, totality, Waxahachie}

Solar Eclipse Right Brain Meanderings

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
April 11, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Monday in Waxahachie started grey and misty. The forecast for the time of totality was still uncertain. Read More ›

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
April 10, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, americans, astronomers, corona, discovery, earth, eclipse, gas, General Theory of Relativity, Genesis, Goldilocks Zone, Guillermo Gonzalez, hydrogen, Isaac Newton, Jupiter, Mars, Mexico, Moon, signs, solar eclipse, sun, Texas, The Privileged Planet, universe}

To Understand the Meaning of a Solar Eclipse

_{Jay W. Richards
April 10, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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The rare places where observers can exist are also the best places for observing. The universe seems to be designed not just for life but also for discovery. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
March 27, 2024

Categories
Environment & Climate
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, data, eclipse, experiments, solar eclipse, totality}

A Crowd-Sourced Solar Eclipse Experiment

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
March 27, 2024

Environment & Climate, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

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The Sensor Logger phone app can record and store the readings from any combination of your phone’s sensors. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
March 5, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astronomers, cicadas, Cleveland, clouds, corona, cosmos, Dallas, darkness, Discovery Institute, Jay Richards, magnetic field, Maine, Moon, solar eclipse, sound, spirituality, sun, Texas, The Privileged Planet, total eclipse, totality, Waxahachie, weather}

A Portal to the Heavens: Preparing for the Solar Eclipse

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
March 5, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

4}

While this is not a science experiment per se, be sure to talk with people soon after totality and note commonalities in what you hear. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
October 25, 2021

Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atmosphere, beauty, chemical elements, Doppler effect, helium, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Jay W. Richards, Mars, Mercury, Moon, rainbows, René Descartes, solar eclipse, stars, sun, telescope, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, The Privileged Planet, Titan, universe, Venus, water}

Do We Live on a Privileged Planet?

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
October 25, 2021

Astronomy, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Yes, rainbows are beautiful, but are they good for anything? Indeed, they have been very important for science. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
June 7, 2021

Categories
Astronomy
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Canada, Great Lakes, India, intelligent design, Moon, solar eclipse, The Privileged Planet, total solar eclipse, William Steig, Yellow & Pink}

Eclipse Miracle — An ID Book for Children

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
June 7, 2021

Astronomy, Physical Sciences

2}

It is encouraging to me that someone else came to the same basic conclusion as I did following my observation of a total solar eclipse in India in 1995. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
March 28, 2019

Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Geology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Rare Earth
Tagged
, __cedited, astrobiology, Children of Light, cosmic fine-tuning, earth, exoplanets, Fire-Maker, fossil fuels, intelligent design, Jay Richards, John Gribbin, Michael Denton, minerals, Moon, Peter Ward, Robert Hazen, solar eclipse, The Privileged Planet, The Wonder of Water, University of Washington}

On the 15th Anniversary of The Privileged Planet: An Update

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
March 28, 2019

Astronomy, Cosmology, Geology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Rare Earth

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The basic thesis of TPP is that the best places for intelligent observers are also the best places for observing. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 21, 2017

Categories
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, A Meaningful World, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute, Facebook, intelligent design, Jay Richards, Jonathan Witt, solar eclipse, The Privileged Planet}

Top ID Thinkers Jay Richards, Jonathan Witt Will Cover the Eclipse via Facebook

_{David Klinghoffer
August 21, 2017

Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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"There is some kind of primordial connection that we have to eclipses that is very hard to account for." Read More ›