Tag: stars
Gonzalez: “Worlds Like This Are Hard to Come By”
How special the Earth is has become ever more apparent, in ways that allow life to flourish, but more than that.
ID’s Top Six — The Fine-Tuning of the Universe
Some scientists respond, “Well, there must be an enormous number of universes and each one is a little different. This one just happened to turn out right.”
I Saw the Eclipse, and I Want More! Now What?
The beauty of the night sky can be as inspirational and uplifting as a total solar eclipse.
Viewing the Eclipse from Salem, Oregon
The rabbi’s wife took the best photo of the morning that I saw, with an iPhone, using two pairs of eclipse glasses as her filter.
Fact-Checking Wikipedia on Common Descent: The Evidence from Biogeographical Distribution
When the biogeographical data does not fit with the predictions and expectations of common descent, one always has “oceanic dispersal” at the ready to serve as an ad hoc fudge factor — including the rather remarkable claim that monkeys made it across the Atlantic from Africa to South America!