Tag: particle physics
Astrophysicist Ethan Siegel Sells “Something from Nothing”: I’m Not Buying
In order to push this, he has to make some pretty big changes to our normal dictionary definition of what “nothing” means.
Farewell to Steven Weinberg, Visionary Physicist Who Appealed to the Multiverse
A sad note in Weinberg’s life was that his philosophical framework prevented him from seeing the design behind the physics he studied.
“Simulation Hypothesis” and Star Trek — Intelligent Design by Another Name
The universe may be intelligently designed and yet not be a simulation. The theory of intelligent design does not rise or fall with the simulation hypothesis.
More Dispatches from the Science/Religion Classroom
Students are adept at spotting the incongruities, double standards, and tendentious arguments that often accompany methodological naturalism.