Tag: Big Bang
Why Science Needs a Scout Mindset: Lessons from Julia Galef
The soldier mindset, also known as motivated reasoning, leads us to defend the stronghold of our belief commitments against intellectual threats, come what may.
Bayesian Probability and Intelligent Design: A Beginner’s Guide
If the phrase “Bayesian calculus” makes you want to run for the hills, you’re not alone! Bayesian logic can sound intimidating at first.
Mimesis and the Reception of Intelligent Design Theory
Natural selection can’t work until there is something functional enough to select, and without guidance it cannot happen.
Dembski and Tour: Why Chance Doesn’t Have a Chance
Proponents of an evolutionary explanation for life and the universe credit natural processes with a seemingly unlimited amount of time and boundless creativity.
The Big Bang Survives Two Tests
M92 is one of about 160 known globular star clusters in the Milky Way galaxy and is estimated to contain about 330,000 stars.