So g and I were discussing the nature of Consciousness in another thread, and he said something here that I've been meaning to reply to for a while. We were discussing Chalmers' arguments (described in this paper and elsewhere) that … Continue reading
[Historical Note: this blog post was written prior to the U.S. Presidential election of 2016. However, it highlights an issue which I think has been a problem with American politics for as long as I've been paying attention to it.] … Continue reading
In my recent talk about fine tuning, I mentioned that the numerical value of a physical quantities with units (such as meters, joules, etc.) is just an arbitrary human convention. So if you don't understand the grammar of units, you … Continue reading
Here are the slides for my recent talk at Ratio Christi, "Explanations for Fine Tuning": fine2.pdf Click on that link to find out about: Part I: The physics of constants and units Part II: How physicists diagnose fine-tuning Part III: … Continue reading
Some of you may recall that last February I gave a talk on Science and the Resurrection to Ratio Christi, an apologetics club that meets at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. Well, this Monday (the 26th) I'm giving a talk … Continue reading
