Category Archives: Physics

Big Bang Evidence

Posted on 17 March 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

Very significant new evidence today of the so-called ‘inflation’ of the universe in the very tiny moments after the beginning. Phil Plait has a good overview of today’s announcement about direct evidence for inflation in the very early universe, just … Continue reading →

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Why the World Is This Way Rather Than That Way

Posted on 27 February 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

Good quote from Sean Carroll (from his post debate reflections about theistic vs naturalistic worldviews. (via) If we would presume to contemplate theism from an intellectually honest perspective, we would try to decide what kind of universe we would expect … Continue reading →

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Wishful Thinking vs What We Know About How the World Works

Posted on 21 February 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

Physicist Sean Carroll’s site is always interesting to dip into – he has a long list of posts from the past decade under his ‘Greatest Hits’ tab – and here is one from 2011 about Physics and the Immortality of … Continue reading →

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