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Rob Sheldon comments on the “dirtiest fight in physics”

Recently, we noted the dirtiest fight in physics, over the nature of the universe. Our physics color commentator Rob Sheldon offers some thoughts: A great story on the level of confusion in the world of astronomy and particle physics. My own view is: they’re both wrong. Dark Matter WIMP proponents postulate an invisible particle that Read More…

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Rob Sheldon’s thoughts on physicists’ “warped” view of time

Further to Carlo Rovelli’s views on time travel (only a technological problem, not a scientific one) and the order of time in general, views, as set out in The Order of Time, our color commentator Rob Sheldon offers, — If I can speculate about what goes on in physicist’s heads, this issue about time is an attempt Read More…

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asauber Yes, and there is no indication Sev could ever improve his thinking on this. Andrew – Materialists Know What They Say is...
asauber Abortion is UberJudgementalism for you woke progs that troll here. Andrew – Today is the 49th annual March...
Lieutenant Commander Data JVL The fact that mutations are random with respect to fitness has been demonstrated. And, if they were not, then... – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
kairosfocus WJM, non being, restricted or global, is a reasonable concept, antithesis to being. Nothingness would be associated. No need for... – Remember how endless cycles of universe...
kairosfocus Today is the 49th annual March for Life in Washington DC, USA. – Today is the 49th annual March...
kairosfocus ET, kindly turn down rhetorical voltage. It is counter productive to say lying save in rare circumstances of manifestly demonstrated... – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
kairosfocus JVL, I am not closely monitoring the thread, for many reasons. I think you are in error but have no... – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
bornagain77 Moreover, Michael Ruse's claim, via Darwin, that the hand, the eye, the heart, and humans in particular, "can be explained... – Michael Ruse lecture makes interesting admission...
bornagain77 Michael Ruse claims that, "Darwin’s chief achievement was to show how the design-like nature of organisms – the hand, the... – Michael Ruse lecture makes interesting admission...
William J Murray Doubter said: This response clearly confirms my assessment of the view your version of MRT takes of human evil and... – Why (some) physicists think a multiverse...
JVL Kairosfocus: You call me out for my tone but have nothing to say when ET addresses me: You are lying,... – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
JVL ET and Bornagain77: It's really very simple. As elucidated in the quote you gave from the textbook mutations (mistakes) are... – Is Darwinism an "Empty Theory"?
William J Murray EDTA said: I’m describing it only by a single second-order property: that of having no first-order properties. What "it?" There... – Remember how endless cycles of universe...
zweston If only they could at least teach people ad-hominem and claims vs. supported argumentation. – A good idea: Teach philosophy of...
zweston I enjoy your comments, Q. – Cambrian Explosion appears even more explosive...
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Querius And then there's the supra-multiverse(tm) that generates multiverses. It's multiverses all the way up . . . -Q – Why God appears to be a...
Querius And the new rhetoric covers the following innovations: 1. "It would have been worse if" . . . if we... – A good idea: Teach philosophy of...
Querius And nowadays. such philosophy instruction will, of course, cover BOTH Marx and Engels. And of course we can't forget Mao,... – A good idea: Teach philosophy of...
Querius Polistra @1, If the errors go the right way, the real gap could be zero. Heh, good observation. Imagine that... – Cambrian Explosion appears even more explosive...