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When Nothing is not Nothing

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Asec

In a book called A Universe from Nothing, Lawrence Krauss attempts to demonstrate that the universe could have come from “nothing”. This post debates that position, and holds that when you call upon laws of quantum mechanics and wave functions … Continue reading →

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The Universe needs a cause

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Asec

The universe exists. Everything that exists has a cause, so the universe needs a cause. The Big Bang was the beginning of the universe, and something must have triggered it. If you surmise that some aspect of the universe triggered … Continue reading →

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Finely tuned forces and masses

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Asec

There are about twenty values physics have found that appear to be so finely tuned to enable complex life to exist. A few of them are: The cosmological constant – tuned to 120 decimal places – one part in a … Continue reading →

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