Tag: carbon-based life
Supreme Elegance: The Fine-Tuning of the Properties of Matter for Life on Earth
In the biochemical domain, nature is indeed, as Isaac Newton rightly claimed, “pleased with simplicity” and abhors “superfluous causes.”
Epiphany — Denton on Nature’s Fitness for Life
Biologists once wondered about a “life force,” but Michael Denton sees intelligence in the design of carbon, its unique properties, and its relation to water.
Whatever the Cause, We Are No Accident
The unique fitness of nature for carbon-based life and intelligent beings of our biology is an empirical discovery.
‘Oumuamua Revisited: Prospect of Intelligent Aliens Puts Materialists in a Pickle
A mysterious oblong object, ‘Oumuamua, was observed a couple of years ago, transiting across the Solar System.