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The Infinite Universe: A First Principles Guide
The Infinite Universe: A First Principles Guide

Understanding the universe don't have to be hard or take a long time if we start from first principles

2021

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The Infinite Universe

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How to live in an absurd universe

The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth. — Albert Camus — Camus, celebrated Existentialist philosopher and novelist, author of The Stranger, provides a paradoxical observation, which is, in itself, telling of the absurdity of nature and of humanity that comes from it. For truth is opposed to absurdity. Yet, if absurdity is the first truth, then this means that there is…

Albert Camus

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How to live in an absurd universe
How to live in an absurd universe
Albert Camus

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The Infinite Universe

·4 days ago

Quantum physics, Buddhism, Aquinas and the nature of the human soul

Modern scientism denies the existence of a soul because it fails to understand what is meant by the human soul from a philosophical perspective. Because religion adopts the concept of the soul for its own purposes, it is considered to exist within the realm of belief in the supernatural. Yet…

Philosophy

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Quantum physics, Buddhism, Aquinas and the nature of the human soul
Quantum physics, Buddhism, Aquinas and the nature of the human soul
Philosophy

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The Infinite Universe

·Sep 21

Aristotle and Aquinas take on quantum physics

In the 13th century, physics was in its infancy. People still believed the Sun went around the Earth. The state-of-the-art theories of the day in Western Europe were 16 centuries old. The medieval period was also the naissance of arguments for God’s existence. These arguments were independent of any religious…

Christianity

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Aristotle and Aquinas take on quantum physics
Aristotle and Aquinas take on quantum physics
Christianity

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Aug 2

We may be close to the truth about the Shroud of Turin

The latest in the quest to understand the world’s most confusing relic — The Shroud of Turin has for many decades been thought to have been a clever forgery, created in the middle ages. The historical record of the Shroud begins in 1350. The Shroud is claimed to be the burial shroud that wrapped the crucified Christ when he was placed in the…

Shroud Of Turin

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We may be close to the truth about the Shroud of Turin
We may be close to the truth about the Shroud of Turin
Shroud Of Turin

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The Infinite Universe

·Jul 26

The human lungs may have evolved to breathe polluted air

With so much smoke in the air from wildfires these days, you might ask how the human lungs fair from such exposure. The answer is: not good but probably better than other mammals. There is a popular fire pit that advertises on social media. …

Pollution

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The human lungs may have evolved to breathe polluted air
The human lungs may have evolved to breathe polluted air
Pollution

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The Infinite Universe

·Jul 21

The universe is not enough

The vastness of the universe makes it difficult to understand just how small and isolated we are. The observable universe is approximately 93 billion light years across right now. That is only the part we can see. Think of the Earth as being a tiny island within a vast ocean…

Universe

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The universe is not enough
The universe is not enough
Universe

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The Infinite Universe

·Jul 6

Studies show that the universe may not be expanding

Could we be wrong about everything? — You have been taught that the universe began with a Big Bang, a hot, dense period about 13.8 billion years ago. And the reason we believe this to be true is because the universe is expanding and, therefore, was smaller in the past. …

Physics

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Studies show that the universe may not be expanding
Studies show that the universe may not be expanding
Physics

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Jul 4

Putin used the 48 laws of power to get where he is and could use them win in Ukraine

Robert Greene is a bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power, a guide to how to gain and keep power and understand those who do. The book reads like a modern version of Machiavelli’s The Prince, full of tips and tools that can feel at odds with living a…

Putin

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Putin used the 48 laws of power to get where he is and could use them win in Ukraine
Putin used the 48 laws of power to get where he is and could use them win in Ukraine
Putin

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The Infinite Universe

·Jun 29

We may question the universe into existence

How a founder of quantum physics and an 18th century philosopher imagined a universe created by the answers to questions — By default, we assume that when we observe something in the world that it was true before we observed it. For example, if I get a biopsy for a tumor and the results come back that the growth is benign, I would assume it was benign all along. …

Quantum Physics

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We may question the universe into existence
We may question the universe into existence
Quantum Physics

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The Infinite Universe

·Jun 23

Our lives may be determined but we still have free will

Many scientists aspire to philosophy with popular books such as Sabine Hossenfelder’s Existential Physics and Rovelli’s Helgoland. Robert Sapolsky, the famed biologist, tackles a perennial favorite in his new book Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will. Sapolsky describes his attitude on free will in this short interview clip…

Free Will

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Our lives may be determined but we still have free will
Our lives may be determined but we still have free will
Free Will

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