The Church says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the Church. Continue reading Science & Ambiguity
Monthly Archives: September 2023
Negentropy, The Driving Force Behind the Rise and Evolution of Life
I’m quite certain that Larry is wrong in his stated belief that thermodynamics is insufficient to explain complex life. (Please correct me if you think I have misunderstood his position.) The basic notion that negentropy is the driving force behind the rise and evolution of life has been around for perhaps a century; Continue reading Negentropy, The Driving Force Behind the Rise and Evolution of Life
Rifkin’s Final Statement on Cosmological Natural Selection
by There were many confident-sounding statements in the previous post about which I’d suggest a general reader check in with mainstream expert friends and colleagues to weigh in on before accepting. Continue reading Rifkin’s Final Statement on Cosmological Natural Selection
Crawford Responds To Rifkin – Part 4
Below are Crawford‘s replies to Rifkin‘s previous arguments highlighted in italics. But note that Rifkin has not replied to these new points. Continue reading Crawford Responds To Rifkin – Part 4
Crawford (Leonard Susskind) and Rifkin (Lee Smolin) On Cosmic Natural Selection Part 3
As a follow-up to our recent discussion, Chris Crawford offers a brief summary of the debate between the eminent theoretical physicists Lee Smolin and Leonard Susskind on the topic of cosmic natural selection and Lawrence Rifkin responds. Continue reading Crawford (Leonard Susskind) and Rifkin (Lee Smolin) On Cosmic Natural Selection Part 3