iss074e0672727orig Type post Author Bruce Gordon Date June 24, 2026 CategoriesCosmologyPhysicsScientific Reasoning Tagged , Aeon, Baylor University, bouncing cosmologies, conformal cyclic cosmology, Conservation of Information, Cumrun Vafa, cyclic cosmologies, dark energy, David Olive, Don Page, empirical record, erebonic field, erebons, eternal recurrence, faith, fantasy, fine-tuning, geometers, Gordon Kane, John Polkinghorne, John Roberts, John Roe, Krzysztof Meissner, Laurie Brown, Michael Denton, Michael Dickson, Northwestern University, Page curve, Paul Tod, Phil Halper, Phillip Johnson, physics, quantum theory, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Dalitz, Richard Dawkins, Roger Penrose, Sean McDowell, Simon Saunders, Stephen Meyer, The Nature of Nature, The Story of Everything, Weyl Curvature Hypothesis, William Dembski Fashion and Faith in Conformal Cyclic Cosmology Bruce Gordon June 24, 2026 Cosmology, Physics, Scientific Reasoning 24 This brings us, at last, to the remaining “cyclic” proposal, that of Roger Penrose, which is perhaps the most quixotic of all. Read More ›
the-interior-of-ancient-buildings-in-the-qin-and-han-dynasti-432809584-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Bruce Gordon Date October 3, 2025 CategoriesComputational SciencesNeuroscience & MindPhilosophy Tagged , Baylor University, brain, ChatGPT, Chinese Room argument, computation, digestion, Discovery Institute Press, John Searle, language, Minding the Brain, ontology, philosophy, Science and Culture Today, scientism, subjectivity, The Nature of Nature, William Dembski John Searle (1932–2025): A Titan Passes Bruce Gordon October 3, 2025 Computational Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy 7 Searle’s most famous argument is undoubtedly the Chinese Room argument, first presented in his essay “Minds, Brains, and Programs” (1980). Read More ›
Physics_Nobel_Laureate_Steven_Weinberg,_December,_2014 Type post Author William A. Dembski Date April 2, 2024 CategoriesFaith & SciencePhysical SciencesPhysics Tagged , atheism, Baylor University, Christianity, faith and science, intelligent design, jesus, law, naturalism, Nobel Prize, Phillip E. Johnson, physicists, Scripture, Steven Weinberg, The Nature of Nature, theism, theists, University of Texas My Dinner with Steven and Louise Weinberg William A. Dembski April 2, 2024 Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Physics 3 Weinberg was holding court, going on about how much he knew about the origin of the universe and how atheism was the only intellectually viable option. Read More ›
Steven Weinberg Type post Author Paul Nelson Date August 14, 2023 CategoriesIntelligent DesignOrigin of LifePhysical Sciences Tagged , A Brief History of Time, Baylor University, Bruce Gordon, cosmological constant, cosmos, Francis Crick, intelligent design, John Horgan, Nobel laureates, Paul Davies, Peter Atkins, physicists, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Hawking, Steven Weinberg, Texas, The Nature of Nature, William A. Dembski John Horgan on the Madness of “Scientific Omniscience” Paul Nelson August 14, 2023 Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences 3 “As for life, Dawkins’s claim that it is no longer a mystery is absurd. We still don’t have a clue how life began." Read More ›
Gauger-Semianr Type post Author Bruce Gordon Date February 24, 2020 CategoriesIntelligent DesignPhilosophy of SciencePhysicsScience Education Tagged , __edited, Baylor University, Brian Miller, Cambridge University, Center for Science and Culture, Chicago, Discovery Institute, Guillermo Gonzalez, Houston Baptist University, intelligent design, Jay Richards, John West, Jonathan Wells, Michael Behe, Paul Nelson, Richard Sternberg, Robert J. Marks II, Scott Minnich, Stephen Meyer, Summer Seminars, The Nature of Nature, University of Notre Dame, William A. Dembski In the Beginning: How the Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design Got Their Start Bruce Gordon February 24, 2020 Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science, Physics, Science Education 5 The very first Seminar, held in July 2007, had twelve enthusiastic students and gave us a solid start. Read More ›
