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A GUIDED JOURNEY
Physics to God Episodes
The Intelligent Cause series is ten essays that present three compelling arguments from physics for an intelligent cause. The first five essays present a novel formulation of the fine-tuning argument from the constants of nature.
The Multiverse series is sixteen essays that analyze the scientific support for the three premises of the multiverse, and show why it fails as a viable solution for explaining fine-tuning, design, and order without an intelligent cause.
Each post also has a recording of its episode from the Physics to God podcast. We recommend reading or listening to the episodes in order.
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Can Physics Prove God?
Physics to God is a guided journey through modern physics to discover God. We start from the fine tuning of the constants of nature, travel through the multiverse, and ultimately arrive at a compelling idea of God . Series 1: Intelligent Cause Essay: Introduction (0 of 10) Next: Essay 1 — Fundamental Physics, the Constants of Nature, and a Theory of Everything → All Essays : View Series For the complete argument, start at Essay 1 Introduction Welcome to Physics to God, a g
Fundamental Physics, the Constants of Nature, and a Theory of Everything
The first objective of this essay is to clearly explain the following claim: When probing the universe at its most fundamental levels, physicists have discovered many constants of nature that present a major challenge to the pursuit of a theory of everything. To do this, we use helpful analogies to explain the idea of fundamental physics and explain the roles of fundamental particles and laws. Then, we introduce the idea of constants of nature, specific numbers that are buil
Feynman’s “Greatest Mystery in Physics”: Why It's So Hard to Explain the Constants of Nature
In physics, the constants of nature are fixed numbers — such as the fine structure constant (1/137) — that determine the strength of forces and the properties of particles. The mystery is that modern physics has no explanation for why these numbers have the precise values they do. These values present a serious challenge to the dream of a Theory of Everything. As Richard Feynman famously said, the fine structure constant is “one of the greatest damn mysteries of physics.” Fro
Fine-Tuning of the Physical Constants: The Discovery That Changed Physics
In this essay, we explain fine tuning, the major clue that physicists have discovered to help solve the mystery of the constants.
Why Fine Tuning Demands a Paradigm Shift to Solve the Mystery of the Constants of Nature
This essay illustrates how fine tuning presents a major problem to the ordinary scientific method for explaining phenomena in our universe. Through an analogy from ethical systems, it demonstrates why a paradigm shift is needed to solve the mystery of the constants. Series 1: Intelligent Cause Essay: 4 of 10 Previous: Essay 3 — Fine-Tuning of the Physical Constants: The Discovery That Changed Physics ← Next: Essay 5 — How Physics Proves Intelligent Design from the Fine
How Physics Proves Intelligent Design from the Fine Tuning
This essay presents the climax of the fine tuning argument. Through simple analogies, it explains the definition of efficient and teleological causes, and why they are so vital for interpreting fine tuning and completing the journey from physics to God. It demonstrates how fine tuning indicates that the values of the constants were chosen by an intelligent cause , God, for the purpose of bringing about a complex universe which is full of atoms, molecules, stars, planets, and
Physics vs. Biology: Which has a Better Proof of God?
This essay discusses the differences between the design argument in biology and the fine tuning argument in physics . First, we present the design argument in biology. Then, we discuss how the theory of evolution explains the apparent design of life without an intelligent cause. We explain why that solution doesn’t work in physics, and show how, even in the framework of biology, it merely pushes the design question back to the origin of life - the design of the first DNA mol
Intelligent Design in the Laws of Nature
In this essay, we move on from the fine tuning argument which focused on the quantities in the laws of nature (such as how big an electron is) and turn to the design of the qualitative laws of nature themselves (like the law of gravity that all masses attract). We present a design argument from physics and argue that the qualitative laws of physics, quantum mechanics and general relativity, exhibit clear signs of being designed. Once again, we do not argue about science, as
Entropy and the Initial Conditions of the Universe
Even with the right laws and constants, it is still very unlikely that chance alone could be responsible for our complex universe. In order to get a universe like our own, the spacetime and matter that comprise it must be arranged in a very improbable state. We discuss entropy and the second law of thermodynamics, and illustrate how they shed light on the ordered initial conditions of our universe. This leads to a third, independent argument for how we know that our universe
Roger Penrose’s 10^10^123 Argument: Why the Universe’s Low Entropy Is So Improbable
Modern physics has uncovered a startling fact about the beginning of our universe: the Big Bang did not start in a random or chaotic state. Instead, it began in an extraordinarily ordered, low-entropy condition. According to physicist Roger Penrose, the odds of the universe starting in such a special state by chance are about 1 in 10^(10^123) — a number so enormous it dwarfs even a googolplex. This isn’t a minor detail about the early universe. These highly ordered initial co
Summary and FAQ on our Three Proofs of God from Physics
In this series , we’ve presented three arguments for an intelligent cause : the first from the fine tuning of the constants, the second from the design of the laws, and the third from the initial conditions at the big bang. In this essay, the final one in this series, we’ll summarize the prior essays so that you can clearly see the logical line of reasoning that flows through all three arguments. Then, we’ll address many frequently asked questions on these arguments. Finally
Three Versions of the Fine Tuning Argument
Many people are already familiar with various presentations of the fine-tuning argument in discussions about the existence of God. Standard forms of the argument are often lacking and leave much room for skepticism and debate. Critics often point to the limitations of existing forms, such as when fine-tuning is presented as an “argument from elimination” that fails to demonstrate that the list of possibilities is either fully eliminated or whether the list of possibilities is
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