Category: Physical Sciences
Could This Be the Year’s Most Ridiculous Idea About How Life Originated?
Stories like this always want to tell us how Earth and life are not “special.” It’s an obsession with science writers, and seemingly with the folks at NASA too.
Ross Douthat on the Universe’s Remarkable Intelligibility
Suppose that science itself suffers if we preemptively rule out certain conclusions.
Georges Lemaȋtre’s Hidden God
Was Lemaȋtre, who certainly believed in God, suggesting that God deliberately hides himself from us, or just acknowledging the paradox?
Here’s the Other Common Objection to Intelligent Design — Answered
If you asked me, “Do you believe in evolution?” I would reply “I believe in the evolution of life, and the evolution of automobiles.”
What Lies Beyond Death? A Physicist’s Take
The very existence of life — the fact that we are here at all to the pose the question — calls for something more than physical nature.