The Hubble Ultra-Deep Field image shows some of the most remote galaxies visible with present technology, each consisting of billions of stars (the image’s area of sky is very small – equivalent in size to one-tenth of a full moon)[1]
Category Archives: Meaning of Life – Astronomy
Astronomy, Evolution, and the Meaning of Life
A giant Hubble mosaic of the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant
1. Facts and Meaning
All the truths of modern science are relevant to considerations of meaning. But why? What it is about scientific facts that make them especially germane? Continue reading Astronomy, Evolution, and the Meaning of Life
Universal Death and Meaninglessness
In this diagram, time passes from left to right, so at any given time, the Universe is represented by a disk-shaped “slice” of the diagram.
Notice that the possible stories of the origin, evolution and end of our universe Continue reading Universal Death and Meaninglessness
The Origin, Evolution, and Fate of the Cosmos
In this diagram, time passes from left to right, so at any given time, the Universe is represented by a disk-shaped “slice” of the diagram.
Our universe began about 13.81 billion years ago. That we know this is a testimony to the power of science. It is truly an astonishing discovery and we are the first living people who have ever known this. Cosmology is speculative as to what happened before then, but competing ideas include that: Continue reading The Origin, Evolution, and Fate of the Cosmos
Thomas Piketty & Neil deGrasse Tyson
Thomas Piketty
Paul Rosenberg wrote an interesting piece in the June 8, 2014 edition of Salon entitled: “Rise of the myth busters: Why Piketty and Tyson are the icons America needs.” Continue reading Thomas Piketty & Neil deGrasse Tyson