Tag: Oxford University
Meyer and Klavan: How the Multiverse Ruins Science…and Storytelling
“The multiversal Marvel Cinematic Universe is a world without narrative stakes, moral meaning, or tragedy, because it is a world without consequences.”
Physicist: Why the “Alien Simulation” Hypothesis Is Bunk
Assuming that the regression does not continue endlessly, only the First Simulator is real. But then, why do any simulators even bother?
Darwin, Lyell, and a Tale of Two Faiths
Darwin found himself in the unhappy position of having his faith undermined by what he saw as the non-directed processes of geological and biological evolution.
On Darwinism and the Abdication of Reason
It is a pity that Darwin’s homeland no longer boasts a satirist of the caliber of Thomas Love Peacock to exploit this rich seam of comic absurdity.
No Iron, No Life: Intelligent Design in Iron Availability
As an exercise, count the number of lucky breaks that had to occur for the evolutionary story to work.