Environmental Hermeneutics: a Science for Seminaries summer school at TCD – ECLAS
Guest post from Trinity College Dublin on their environmental hermeneutics summer school, funded by Science for Seminaries.| www.eclasproject.org
September 1st was the 150th anniversary of the birth of adventure and science fiction writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, best known for creating the characters of Tarzan and the Martian explorer John Carter. He was one of| ECLAS
This is the transcript of the Revd Prof David Wilkinson’s ‘Thought For the Day’ on BBC Radio 4, 25th August, 2025. Good morning. On this programme on Saturday, there was a discussion of the significance of dust.| ECLAS
Guest post from Trinity College Dublin on their environmental hermeneutics summer school, funded by Science for Seminaries.| www.eclasproject.org
Plagiarism is a serious topic, but that doesn't mean I haven't had some fun. Here are seven of my favorite Plagiarism Today posts from the past 20 years. Source| Plagiarism Today
ECLAS Project Director, the Revd Prof David Wilkinson, has published a new book on ministry, miracles, and mission. How Does God Act in the World is a book for Christians, church leaders, and anyone interested in| ECLAS
I joined Tripp and Aaron to discuss the changing role of religion in public life in our tumultuous political moment. We were discussing my lecture offering a Whiteheadian process cosmological response to Carl Schmitt’s critique of liberalism. “Between Earth and Empire: Cosmopolitical Democracy Beyond the Liberal Horizon“ When Tripp asked how a process philosopher might […]| Footnotes2Plato
A conversation with Pedro Brea and Karsten Jensen. LLM generated transcript below. Matt Segall: Hey, Karsten. Pedro Brea: Hey! Karsten Jensen: Hi, Matt! Hi, Pedro! I’m so happy you both agreed to have this conversation with me, and I really look forward to it. Matt Segall: Likewise. My exposure to Martinus was through you, Karsten, and I really appreciated […]| Footnotes2Plato
The Center for Process Studies recently gathered a superb group of scientists and philosophers at the Mercure Southgate Hotel in Exeter, UK, for an interdisciplinary workshop on “Process Philosophy, Plasma Cosmology, and Transpersonal Psychology.” Co-organized with the University of Exeter (Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes), the California Institute of Integral Studies (Matthew Segall), and the University of Hawaii (Steve Odin), this gathering explored a variety of themes integrating science, philo...| Center for Process Studies
The universe is a vast, intricate web of galaxies, stars, planets, and countless other wonders, stretching across billions of light-years. Yet, one of its most remarkable features is how precisely …| New Space Economy
Below is a transcript of my talk at the Process Philosophy, Plasma Cosmology, and Transpersonal Psychology meeting in Exeter, UK, which took place July 24-27, 2025. Other attendees include Robert T…| Footnotes2Plato
Recently, the South Pole Telescope’s SPT-3G collaboration released new measurements of the cosmic microwave background, the leftover light from the formation of the first atoms. By measuring …| 4 gravitons
Christopher Hitchens rightly said the argument from fine tuning is the best argument theists have, but only because it requires thought to figure out why it’s bullshit (whereas most Christian apologetics is obvious bullshit from the first moment you hear it). Because it is actually a really bad argument. Here I will explain this and […] The post The Utter Destruction of the Fine Tuning Argument appeared first on Richard Carrier Blogs.| Richard Carrier Blogs
Machine learning can help tighten constraints on the overarchingFor almost as long as humans have existed, we have been trying to make sense of the cosmos. What started as philosophical musing has, following the advent of the telescope and the ability to look ever farther into space (and ever earlier in time), become a thriving field of research. Today, scientists seek to understand the properties governing how our universe behaves. These properties are characterized mathematically as so-call...| Astronomy Magazine
Newly Constructed Rubin Observatory in Chile Readying 10-year Ultra-Wide, Ultra-Deep Movie of the Sky Stony Brook University professors — along with post-doctoral, graduate and undergraduate students — from the Department of Physics and Astronomy are preparing to measure the Universe with the newly constructed National Science Foundation (NSF)-Department of Energy (DOE) Vera C. Rubin Observatory| SBU News
By Kate Rich The eScience Staff Spotlight is a series featuring individual members of our team and their career journey. This week’s featured staff member is Bryna Hazelton, our Director of Research Programs and Senior Research Scientist. Given her upbringing, some might find it unsurprising that Bryna developed a passion for research. She grew up […]| eScience Institute
Below is a lightly edited, somewhat abridged transcript derived from a conversation I had earlier today with Jack Roycroft-Sherry. The podcast should be posted on YouTube and elsewhere in abou…| Footnotes2Plato
It's popular science Jim, but not as we know it. There have been plenty of popular science books about the big bang and the origins of the universe (including my own Before the Big Bang) but this is unique. In part this is because it's bang up to date (so to speak), but more so because rather than present the theories in an approachable fashion, the book dives into the (sometimes extremely heated) disputed debates between theoreticians. It's still popular science as there's no maths, but it g...| Popular Science Books
Gravitational Wave (GW) astronomers around the world have been very concerned after reading the draft budgets for the next financial year which have been put forward by NASA and the US National Science Foundation (NSF). The NASA budget request stops funding for LISA, the space based GW observatory currently being […]| Astronotes
A personal blog about computer science, theoretical physics and other interesting topics| beuke.org
There’s a moment—often quiet, often unnoticed—when the sound of your footsteps fades beneath the song of water emerging from the Earth. That moment, when your…| Find A Spring
The latest book review from The Psmiths (Jane, this time) is itself an excellent read. As she says, “forget everything you think you know about cargo cults”. Here’s a highlight to get you started: “Cargo” is the catchall word for Western material culture in Pidgin English,4 the lingua franca of New Guinea’s many language isolates,… Read More »Jane Psmith on Cargo Cults, local politics and mutual misunderstanding The post Jane Psmith on Cargo Cults, local politics and mutual mi...| Driverless Crocodile
My conversation with Dr. Brian Tierney traces a winding path through the imaginal dimensions of philosophy, beginning with the etheric imagination as the subtle medium through which connection betw…| Footnotes2Plato
The second post in my crossover with TLN's Royal Verse. We now delve into the other half of the universe. While the Kings rule Systems, Processes, and Chemistry, the Poets are those who govern Stories, Plots, and Contrivances. They are not the Gods who are Motley Fools; their place in the universe is clear, rational, and necessary, even if the Kings are infuriated by them. The Kings are fragments of the Father-King, pieces of something lost. But the Poets are a new possibility; half-dreamed e...| In The Land of Twilight, Under The Moon
So guess what it's time to have a crossover post with TLN's Royalverse, which is now the Royal Verse. The distinction means something.| In The Land of Twilight, Under The Moon
So, Magical Girls. I've written several classes for them, but what if that's not what you want? You just want like, a taste? Well, one of my players unlocked it, you see.| In The Land of Twilight, Under The Moon
This blog isn't pink and gay enough, right?| In The Land of Twilight, Under The Moon
Djellos, the genies of the Elemental Plane of Candy.| In The Land of Twilight, Under The Moon
To put it simply, Vagairies are like elves or fey, if they were also Missingno.| In The Land of Twilight, Under The Moon
So, cosmology. It's very rare in most campaigns for the planes, theology, and origins of the multiverse to be at all relevant beyond what mortals THINK is true, but in my games this stuff comes up all the time. That, and the typical OSR fashion is to simplify things and cut the fat, and I figured, fuck that, why not go against the grain and go so stupid-cosmic that Planescape has to get on my level? So, without further adieu: Aura's Stupid and Unnecessary D&D Cosmology.| In The Land of Twilight, Under The Moon
A sermon delivered for BBC R4's Lent talks about the God who made all things.| www.eclasproject.org
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Ruth Kastner and I first met several years ago in the context of a seminar series focused on plasma physicist and philosopher Timothy Eastman’s work. Ruth also participated in the “Metaph…| Footnotes2Plato
Andreea Font is a Reader in Theoretical Astrophysics, Liverpool John Moores University. "I am a theoretical cosmologist and my interests are in the formation and evolution of galaxies, in particular in the formation of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. To this aim, I build computer simulations that follow the evolution of Milky Way-type galaxies since their birth until the present time. I am particularly interested in making detailed comparisons between cosmological simulations of the Milky Way ...| Interalia Magazine
In easy-to-understand language, former NASA special projects engineer Robert Alston tackles cosmology’s profoundest questions: Where did the universe come from, and how were its laws and constants finely tuned to allow for life? From Albert Einstein’s biggest blunder to the perfect parameters that allow fragile life to persevere, this mini-book explores how astronomy and physics point to a cosmic architect. Read More ›Source| Books – Discovery Institute
Are we just an accident of cosmic evolution? Is Earth a “lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark” as the late Carl Sagan put it? Or is there more to the story? In this provocative book, Guillermo Gonzalez and Jay W. Richards marshal a staggering array of scientific evidence to counter the modern dogma that Earth is nothing more Read More ›Source| Books – Discovery Institute
Hubble and Einsten are often credited, but the real heroes of the Big Bang revolution are the Russian Alexander Friedmann and Belgian priest Georges Lemaître. The Big Bang Revolutionaries amends the record, telling the remarkable story of how these two men, joined by the mischievous George Gamow and in the face of conventional scientific wisdom, offered a compelling view of a singular creation of the universe in what Lemaître termed a “primeval atom.” Source| Books – Discovery Institute
Over the last forty years, scientists have uncovered evidence that if the Universe had been forged with even slightly different properties, life as we know it — and life as we can imagine it — would be impossible. Join us on a journey through how we understand the Universe, from its most basic particles and forces, to planets, stars and Read More ›Source| Books – Discovery Institute
In October of 1922, Rudolf Steiner met with about 80 young people between the ages of 18 and 25 in Stuttgart to deliver a series of 13 lectures that have since been translated and published as Beco…| Footnotes2Plato
I greatly enjoyed my dialogue with Keith Frankish this morning. Thanks is due to Justin for getting us together. I’d say we had a fascinating conversation exploring process-rela…| Footnotes2Plato
Modern cosmology poses questions for theology about the nature of creation, new creation, and what it means to be human.| www.eclasproject.org
The second post in my crossover with TLN's Royal Verse . We now delve into the other half of the universe. While the Kings rule Systems, ...| paimonssilvercity.blogspot.com
Dark Energy is as real as the Emperor’s new clothes. Newly published data by DESI challenges the big bang model scientists admit. The findings indicate a need for a reevaluation of the curren…| Bible Science Forum
Physics professor Rajendra Gupta challenges the existence of dark matter and proposes a new cosmological model. His alternative model addresses some key observations and the age of the universe.| Bible Science Forum
It is common to just assume God is timeless and spaceless. But I aver that’s logically impossible. You Have to Exist Somewhere to Exist at All If God has no location, then by definition there is no location at which God exists. And if there is no location at which God exists, then by definition […]| Richard Carrier Blogs
Below is a rough transcript of my dialogue with Sam. Sam: Do you mind just giving a definition? What is mechanistic materialism? Matt: Mechanistic philosophy emerges in the 16th and 17t…| Footnotes2Plato
The authors commented in the press releases that this burst of biological novelty suggests that “snakes are like the Big Bang ‘singularity’ in cosmology.”…| Evolution News
The great cognitive scientist and philosopher Daniel Dennett passed away this year. And shortly after, Cameron Bertuzzi interviewed a Christian apologist, Bob Stewart, on his channel Capturing Christianity, regarding “Daniel Dennett’s Philosophical Legacy,” titling the show “Wrong in Creative Ways.” In which they almost never discuss Daniel Dennett’s philosophical legacy, or ever show that he […]| Richard Carrier Blogs
The most distant quasar ever observed challenges our understanding of how black holes formed. The post The Black Hole At The Edge Of The Universe appeared first on One Universe at a Time.| One Universe at a Time
A proposal for the glyph NAHUAL, nahual·li, 'hidden, covered, sorcerer' glyph in Aztec writing is presented here, as well as an overview of the (unsolved) debate on the root nahual.… Continue reading Hidden in darkness: The nahual glyph→| Tlacuilolli
We are here debating the Kalam Cosmological Argument from a deistic rather than theistic perspective. Carlo Alvaro is taking the affirmative; Richard Carrier the negative. See our initial entry for all the details, including an index to all entries yet published. -:- Dr. Alvaro’s argument is indeed formally valid: But is it sound? Are these […]| Richard Carrier Blogs
Welcome to our series, “Excellent Excerpts,” where we share selections from recently or soon-to-be published books we think you should check out! In this post we are featuring An Ethos of Blackness: Rastafari Cosmology, Culture, and Consciousness by Vivaldi Jean-Marie, published September 2023 with Columbia University Press. You can learn more about Vivaldi in our interview with him here. Book Synopsis: Vivaldi Jean-Marie examines Rastafari’s core beliefs and practices, arguing that th...| sacredmattersmagazine.com
‘Simulation Theory’ is popular lately so I am building a new summary piece on it. The following article repeats material elsewhere on my site but in scattered places, and with some new and connecting material, to provide a thorough and current treatment of the question. -:- Are we and the universe just a giant computer […]| Richard Carrier Blogs
John Donne, 1573-1631 THIS is Natures nest of Boxes; The Heavens containe the Earth, the Earth, Cities, Cities, Men. And all these are Concentrique; the common center to them all, is decay, ruine…| Manifest Propensity
Pop culture has embraced the idea of a multiverse—but scientists aren't even sure if we should be debating its existence.| The Science of Fiction
An analysis of the secret eschatology of the war machine via Ernst Jünger, Nick Land, and Freeman Dyson.| Vast Abrupt
I ’ve always been quite fond of placing Magical Portals leading to other Places and Planes in my games. During the Higher Levels of Play (...| blog.d4caltrops.com
Attempts to study UFOs and their occupants probably will be futile, at best| thoughtsofstone.github.io
