Category: Belief
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Credo!
Tertullian is widely regarded as having originated the expression “Credo quia absurdum” (est) (I believe because it is absurd) and the phrase often appears in contemporary polemics about the rationality of religious belief. Patristic scholars have long pointed out that Tertullian never said this or meant anything like it. (although as I have explained many…
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Do you believe in God? (yes, it matters for everything)
People like to believe that their beliefs regarding metaphysical or philosophical problems is something that matters only for after midnight discussions with friends over wine. But they are wrong. From discussing politics, to analyzing the brain. From creating math, to pondering on philosophy. From watching the stars, to exploring in the deepest cave. It all…
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Supersymmetry. True? False? Does it matter?
A beautiful but unproved theory of particle physics is withering in the harsh light of data. For decades, many particle physicists have devoted themselves to the beloved theory, known as supersymmetry. But it’s beginning to seem that the zoo of new particles that the theory predicts – the heavier cousins of known particles – may…
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The use of images in science and writing. A weird story…
In astronomy… An astronomer by training but a photographer at heart, Zoltan Levay creates images of the cosmos with one of humankind’s most advanced optical instruments: the Hubble Space Telescope. Producing photos with the telescope, he says, is not that different from shooting mountains and rivers in national parks. "We're just shooting landscapes of the…
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Illusions, dimensions, beliefs...
A unique experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory called the Holometer has started collecting data that will answer some mind-bending questions about our universe - including whether we live in a hologram. Much like characters on a television show would not know that their seemingly 3-D world exists only on…
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