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Determinism – Another Great Misunderstanding
My last post was about one misunderstanding of science that annoys me. Here’s another. Just rereading Anthony Kenny’s “What I Believe” (motivated by a reply to Bob’s comment in the last post) – in the chapter on morality he summarily … Continue reading
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The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene does not refer to a gene that makes us selfish. It does not in any way seek to carry a moral connotation that we are inherently selfish (though that may be true). The emphasis is on the … Continue reading
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Explanations have Consequences
You have told or been told a white lie at some point. Often it goes unnoticed. But on occasion it grows. It happens because explanations have consequences. You tell the lie: “I couldn’t get milk because the store was closed.” … Continue reading
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Non-Privileged Reference Frames
Once upon a time we believed we were the center of the universe. Around the earth circled the sun, planets and stars. If we observe light traveling in all directions, it travels at the same speed. But from Newton we … Continue reading
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How Intelligent Design is a result of Irreducible Complexity (and not the other way around)
Complex systems are at the forefront of our civilization’s knowledge. They stretch us conceptually and mathematically. They are difficult in ways that we’re only beginning to understand. But they are fundamental to the behavior of almost everything in the natural … Continue reading
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Fine Tuning
One of my hobbies is music. I’m particularly interested in the mathematics of music. That may sound a bit odd in our culture where music is an arts subject. But for most of western culture music was a discipline of … Continue reading
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