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Denyse O'Leary
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September 28, 2021
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At Mind Matters News: 5. Egnor, Dillahunty dispute the basic causes behind the universe

Denyse O'Leary
September 28, 2021
Atheism, Big Bang, Intelligent Design, theism

Michael Egnor: All right, then what is a singularity? If you’re saying it’s natural, what is it?

Matt Dillahunty: So first of all, you’re not talking to a cosmologist, but the-

Michael Egnor: Then why do you say it’s natural? …

[Things became quite heated at this point.]

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Denyse O'Leary
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September 27, 2021
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Sabine Hossenfelder asks a curious question: Where did the Big Bang happen?

Denyse O'Leary
September 27, 2021
Big Bang
Hossenfelder: There are two warnings I have to add when it comes to the “Big Bang”. First, I don’t know anybody who actually believes that this singularity is physically real. It probably just means that Einstein’s equations break down and must be replaced by something else. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 12, 2020
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Big Bang, Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physics
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Physicist Rob Sheldon checks out astrophysicist Ethan Siegel for ridiculing Nobelist Roger Penrose

Denyse O'Leary
October 12, 2020
Big Bang, Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physics
Sheldon: The politicization of science evidently started before Ethan's graduate schooling, as Hoyle and his post-doc Chandra Wickramasinghe tell in their biographical writings. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 22, 2020
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From Ethan Siegel: What if the Big Bang isn’t the beginning of the universe?

Denyse O'Leary
September 22, 2020
Big Bang, Intelligent Design
Make no mistake, the Big Bang is unpopular in many quarters and an exterminator has long been sought. Here’s the problem: The explanation for an event may be outside the event. In that case, one can’t derive an explanation from within the event. Read More ›