by Chris Crawford

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 →

by Lawrence Rifkin

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 →

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 →

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 →

What follows is a continuing and enlightening discussion between two distinguished interlocutors about cosmological natural selection. Continue reading Cosmological Natural Selection: Crawford and Rifkin Part 2 →