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  • Confronting the “Fine Tuning” Argument

    Given a pragmatic view of science, fine tuning ceases to be a problem. Scientific models are remarkable, but human, efforts at reverse-engineering the universe. We can't expect them to be indicative of objective reality.

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  • 32 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Wheel of Fortune & Evergreen International, Inc.

    Groups like Evergreen International only practice science when it's convenient. Like my grandma, when presented with contradictory evidence, they simply turn off the TV, insisting that their answer is better.

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  • A System

    In the 2000 Christopher Nolan film Memento, the central character (Leonard) has a big problem with his memory. After an accident an indeterminable amount of time ago, he is unable to form new memories, and while he feels he has a good recollection of everything […]

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