Here’s an odd thing: a guest blog on Scientific American, calling on us to consider the possibility of a Creator of our universe. Mmmmmmkay…. First of all, Stephanie Zvan, likewise writing a guest blog on Scientific American, has neatly deconstructed the failure that is Naff’s rather, well, naff, post. Go read that. I’ll wait …. Back? Cool....
I’ve been having an email discussion today about the anthropic principle and the nature of the universe and so forth. It followed being sent a link to a piece in Scientific American about Stephen Hawking wherein (among other things) the author criticised the anthropic principle roundly: saying it is a foolish idea, basically. I totally...
42 of course is the answer to the ultimate question of the meaning of life, the Universe, and everything. Sadly, while the Great One, Douglas Adams, gave us the answer, he did not make so free with the question – so we’re a bit buggered there. However, I’m going to have a crack at...
More wonderful Stephen Fry. This half hour video is well worth watching – repeatedly. STEPHEN FRY: WHAT I WISH I’D KNOWN WHEN I WAS 18 from Peter Samuelson on Vimeo.
