Archive for July 8, 2020
The Moment: Confronting The Prospect Of Death By COVID
For the past week, a persistent fever in the 100-102 range, chills and seemingly insatiable exhaustion have been my constant companions. Coming back from Bethany Beach Monday was a tough slough. Fever hit 103.5 that evening. Before you say it, I felt like something was creeping up on me the day before we headed over…
Read MoreFermi’s Paradox And Why Can’t The ‘Fine-Tuning’ Of The Universe Have Some Slack Here And There?
You may have heard of Enrico Fermi. He’s the Italian physicist who invented the first nuclear reactor. He also asked a rather pointed question that ought to challenge the best thinkers among advocates and critics of intelligent design. That question — AKA “Fermi’s Paradox” — is simply this: If the universe is infinitely old, or…
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