There's an interesting conversation on Energy Conservation going on under my post about how The Universe can't `Just Exist'. I wrote a reply in that thread which I've decided to turn into a main post. Saving Energy Conservation: What would … Continue reading
A reader, Martin B, asked me a question in response to my review of Krauss' talk on “A Universe from Nothing”. I had written: "Atheists such as Krauss scorn theology as being completely non-empirical. They claim it is not based … Continue reading
A reader asks this question, testing the boundaries between physics culture and religious belief: How hostile do you think a learning institution would be to someone in their Physics department looking at the Horizon problem via the Universe being an … Continue reading
First read this piece by St. Feser: So you think you understand the Cosmological Argument? about the traditional structure of Cosmological Arguments, rebutting several popular misconceptions. Now take the following argument scheme, making suitable choices as needed: (Major Premise) Every … Continue reading
I've been discussing Sean Carroll's claim that: The demand for more than a complete and consistent model that fits the data is a relic of a pre-scientific view of the world. My claim is that if you had a perfect … Continue reading
