In recent posts I've been discussing whether the universe began or not. Perhaps the most important issue which I have not yet discussed, is the idea (I think originally due to Charles Misner, first pointed out by St. Edward Arthur Milne, … Continue reading
In the last couple of posts, I've discussed the Hartle-Hawking proposal and the math behind it. Now let's discuss the theological implications. In his Brief History of Time (written 1988; I'm just going to be engaging with this book and … Continue reading
In this post, I've put some more technical details about what the concept of imaginary time means, to help clarify the previous post about the Hartle-Hawking No Boundary Proposal. If you don't want to have to understand equations, skip this. … Continue reading
The last bit of evidence from physics which I'll discuss is the "no-boundary" proposal of Jim Hartle and Stephen Hawking (and some related ideas). The Hartle-Hawking proposal was described in Hawking's well known pop book, A Brief History of Time. … Continue reading
A reader who wishes to be anonymous writes in with the following question: I heard your paper referenced in the Carroll vs Craig debate, attempted to read it, then looked you up and found your blog (which I really like!!). … Continue reading
