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Tickets Available Now: New Film Tells of Cosmic Beginning and the God Hypothesis

In a beautiful, exciting, deeply informed film, scientists and scholars explain why the story of meaning and purpose in a created universe has been vindicated. Read More ›
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Framing a Finely Tuned Response to a Chorus of Critical “Carrollers”

Using Sean Carroll’s criticisms of the fine-tuning argument as a general guide, I propose to address objections to that argument. Read More ›
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Why a Multiverse Doesn’t Refute Fine-Tuning

With the multiverse hypothesis, a key supposition is that the physical parameters within alternative universes somehow vary over an undefined range. Read More ›
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“Conspiracy Physics”: Platforming an Attack on Dissenting Scientists

If physicists now “worry about the consequences” of long-term theory failure, it is reasonable to think that there are more serious problems in the discipline. Read More ›
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Exposed: The Flakiness and Groupthink that Plague Physics

This episode is worth keeping in mind when we hear pundits complain that the public doesn’t trust science or that government doesn’t support it enough. Read More ›

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