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Brian Greene

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 23, 2020
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Intelligent Design, Naturalism, Philosophy, Physics
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Ed Feser on theoretical physicist’s new book: “the particle collection that fancied itself a physicist”

Denyse O'Leary
August 23, 2020
Intelligent Design, Naturalism, Philosophy, Physics
Feser: Alfred Korzybski once said, “the map is not the territory.” If only more physicists were capable of seeing what a crackpot linguist could! Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
February 23, 2020
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Books of interest, Intelligent Design
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Straw in the wind? Get a load of the insightful review of a string theorist’s Big Book at Nature

Denyse O'Leary
February 23, 2020
Books of interest, Intelligent Design
In sharp contrast with the classic slobbering review at Time of string theorist Brian Greene’s new book, Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe (Penguin 2020), , which resurrects mid-twentieth century attempts to undermine traditional religions via schlock science religion, the Nature reviewer is not impressed. (Kiddos, that was back when Time Magazine mattered, as did newsprint in general.) By contrast, Philip Ball at nature appears appropriately skeptical. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
February 23, 2020
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Books of interest, Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Religion
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String theorist’s philosophy of life – Time’s reviewer laps it up

Denyse O'Leary
February 23, 2020
Books of interest, Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Religion
Some reviewers almost make us forget that string theory was supposed to be science, not religion. Get a load of this review of string theorist Brian Greene’s new book, Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe (Penguin 2020) Read More ›