My contention in this essay will be that discoveries in physics and cosmology, along with
developments in philosophy, particularly in the logic of inference, have signifi cantly …

An expansive, yet succinct, analysis of the Philosophy of Religion–from metaphysics through
theology. Organized into two sections, the text first examines truths concerning what is …

In this fascinating journey to the edge of science, Vidal takes on big philosophical questions:
Does our universe have a beginning and an end or is it cyclic? Are we alone in the …

Digitalism is a philosophical strategy that uses new computational ways of thinking to
develop naturalistic but meaningful ways of thinking about bodies, souls, universes, gods …

The term “fine-tuning” is used to characterize sensitive dependences of facts or properties
on the values of certain parameters. Technological devices are paradigmatic examples of …

Modern cosmology tells us that the universe is remarkably'fine-tuned'for life. If the constants
of physics or the initial conditions at the Big Bang were different by the smallest of margins …

Some phenomena within nature exhibit such exquisiteness of structure, function or
interconnectedness that many people have found it natural to see a deliberative and …

If the laws of nature are fine-tuned for life, can we infer other universes with different laws?
How could we even test such a theory without empirical access to those distant places? Can …

The controversy over Intelligent Design (ID) has now continued for over two decades, with
no signs of ending. For its defenders, ID is revolutionary new science, and its opposition is …

If the physical constants, initial conditions, or laws of nature in our universe had been even
slightly different, then the evolution of life would have been impossible. This observation has …