Tag: atoms
Applying the Design Filter to Hexagons
The hexagon on Saturn performs no function. Columnar basalt doesn’t say anything. Snowflakes don’t carry a message. They are mere emergent phenomena.
Spider-Man, the Multiverse, and Intelligent Design
In the new Spider-Man movie, the multiverse not only makes an appearance but plays a crucial role in the plot.
The Underlying Principle Behind the Second Law
Extremely improbable events must be macroscopically (simply) describable to be forbidden.
Of Turbines and Pumps: More on Denton’s Latest
We rarely give a second thought to our body’s energy production. Robots use a battery pack and long lengths of wiring to transfer electricity.
Atomic Miracles: On Denton’s Latest
Paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson once declared that “man is the result of a purposeless and natural process that did not have him in mind.”