Category: Physics, Earth & Space
Philosopher in NY Times: The Universe Has No Purpose, But We Can Pretend…
As I noted yesterday, Joseph Carter wrote a fatuous essay in which he denies purpose in the universe and does an amusing dance around the implications that follow.
Does Nature Show Purpose? Reply to a Materialist Philosopher
Aristotelian teleology is, as Joseph Carter points out, manifested by order in nature. More precisely, teleology is consistency: natural processes tend to consistent ends.
Solar Eclipses Still Inspire Science
The privileged position of our space platform allows for habitability, scientific discovery, and total solar eclipses.
Eclipse Coincidences
Total solar eclipses will be visible only for another 250 million years.
Recalling the 1979 Total Eclipse
“It rolled at you across the land at 1,800 miles an hour, hauling darkness like plague behind it.”
Great American Eclipse: A Teachable Moment
Here are tips for using this rare astronomical event to share principles of intelligent design.
Atheist Physicist Sean Carroll: An Infinite Number of Universes Is More Plausible Than God
The Many Worlds Interpretation is sort of an extension of the Darwinian creation myth, applied to cosmology.
The Great American Total Solar Eclipse of 2017
Wait, did we leave something out? Oh yes, we will cover the intelligent design aspects of solar eclipses!
Cosmic Inflation Theory Loses Hangups About Scientific Method
Science writer Dennis Overbye calls the inflation controversy a crisis in cosmology. But maybe it is more of a crossroads.
What Is Matter? The Aristotelian Perspective
Writing here yesterday, I pointed out the problems with materialist metaphysics.