fields – Uncommon Descent

Cosmology Information Intelligent Design Physics

Rob Sheldon weighs in on the fundamental building blocks of nature – particles, fields, or …

Sheldon: It is curious that the author of this Aeon article has frozen Wheeler at his second stage, neglecting to mention his final conclusion.

Cosmology Intelligent Design Physics

At Aeon: To understand fundamental building blocks of nature, one must think beyond physics

In a debate with four other philosophers of physics, Sebens argued that there are no particles, everything is fields.

Bob O'H C.S. Lewis (1898–1963) certainly disagreed with Dillahunty in The Abolition of Man (1943), where he talks about the Tao that... – Is there such a thing as...
ram Seversky: Darwin knew nothing about DNA so it’s hardly surprising he made no predictions about it. "Darwinian" is common shorthand... – “Junk DNA” is expressed differently in...
ram Mark from CO: Can anyone help me understand where my thinking is off? You're not off. --Ram – Is Ethan Siegel’s Big Bang and...
polistra Thanks for this link. I used to enjoy Hank's programs on Christian radio, then forgot about him. His podcast is... – Hank Hanegraff interviews Neil Thomas -...
Mark from CO I'm not a cosmologist, just an average Joe who wonders about things. I've wondered for a long time about an... – Is Ethan Siegel’s Big Bang and...
Querius Heh, your understanding is wrong. Do you even know who coined the term, "junk DNA" and why? -Q – “Junk DNA” is expressed differently in...
Seversky Is There Such A Thing As Morality Or Ethics? Yes, there are. Do morality or ethics have any objective existence?... – Is there such a thing as...
Seversky My understanding is that non-coding DNA is not the same as junk DNA. Darwin knew nothing about DNA so it's... – “Junk DNA” is expressed differently in...
bornagain77 JVL asks, "So, before the Big Bang hypothesis came around what was the most widely supported and logical view about... – Another shot in the campaign against...
anthropic Could well be, though salting & smoking seem to be much more developed in cold climates. – Nobel Prize Medicine win exchanges evolution...
Seekers JVL, You appear to be talking in circles was there a point to be made or would like like to... – Another shot in the campaign against...
JVL ET: Of course the universe had a beginning. We can’t get here from an infinite past. So, before the Big... – Another shot in the campaign against...
Upright BiPed . Chuck: Like, for example, intelligent design “theory.” Speaking of predictions, it was predicted that autonomous self-replication would be code-based,... – Ethan Siegel: The multiverse (and another...
Hanks Nor do I offer access to Absolute Truths (TM) Only the Person who made the universe can offer Absolute Truths... – Another shot in the campaign against...
Querius Yeah, exactly. How do epigenetic switches evolve. There are researchers who claim there are over a dozen overlapping (19?) epigenetic... – Reptiles evolved, de-evolved, re-evolved teeth
Seekers Seversky, If I’m understanding you correctly, then by your own admission ( not offering absolute truths) does that then mean... – Another shot in the campaign against...
Seekers ChuckyD, I’m curious, are you here to offer any evidence for belief in the multiverse? Or simply to troll? – Ethan Siegel: The multiverse (and another...
jerry The headline and the discussion under it are not in sync. The discussion is a long rambling list of excerpts... – Is there such a thing as...
polistra Well, of course. Evolution, properly understood, generates moral laws. Any action that helps the ENTIRE POPULATION survive is moral, and... – Is there such a thing as...
ET Of course the universe had a beginning. We can't get here from an infinite past. – Another shot in the campaign against...
ET Again, seversky is confused about education and knowledge: Neither William Lane Craig nor Ronald Cram are theoretical physicists so both... – Another shot in the campaign against...