So in my last post, "Universe, You Got A Lot Of 'Splainin' To Do," I put forth a proposition. I said that while the Big Bang Theory says that everything erupted from nothing, it is equally valid to assume that the Universe began with everything that was ever in the Universe and what we're experiencing is the release of the contents from our Universe into another. In other … [Read more...]
Universe… You Got A Lotta Splainin’ To Do.
I recently read an interesting article over on NPR's site, called Why We Need A Science Capable Of Explaining Itself. It was an interesting read in which the author, Marcelo Gleiser, makes the assertion that big science (cosmology) and religion can exist side-by-side as long as science admits that it can't explain everything. However, I would argue that the author makes the … [Read more...]
Standing On The Threshold
Some things that are amazing me: We can smash atoms together to unlock a particle that only existed in math equations a month ago. We can store enough data to simulate a living organism. We can slow down time enough to sort through photons and see around corners. We can sort through vast amounts of data and determine that someone is pregnant based on their … [Read more...]