Inverstigations into the Anthropic Principle

The question of design in the universe is an immensely interesting question.  Philosophers advocating an orderly design have pointed out the presence of purposeful behavior implied by the structure of organisms (ears designed to hear, eyes designed to see, universal constants fine-tuned to such a degree as to all but rule out chance completely. 

The strong form of this principle suggests that a kind of final causality at work guiding the evolution of the universe toward the conditions favorable to intelligent life.  Many scientists agree that a certain fine-tuning of forces in nature had to be extremely precise so make it possible for me to be writing this, and you to be reading it. 

See the following:

Harvard Law fires Kavanaugh as teacher!

Check out @anitakumar01’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/anitakumar01/status/1046927538570833920?s=09

Joseph Margolis on History and Historicity in Philosophy Part 2

Here is Dr. Margolis 2nd installment on History and Historicity in American thought.  ENJOY!

Joseph Margolis on History and Historicity in Philosophy Part 1

Dr. Margolis was my Ph.D. thesis advisor at Temple University.  A brilliant and wonderful man!

The Putnam-Rorty Debate and the Pragmatist Revival

Interesting!!!!  My PhD mentor, Dr. Joseph Margolis, is a brilliant interpreter of American philosophy.

Why does the universe exist? | Jim Holt

VERY interesting and VERY entertaining!!!

Video of the just launched Parker Solar Probe

Great video on the launch of the Parker Solar Probe!!! Check it out!!!

Click here to see the URL for the video...

A great interview of former CIA Director is a must view!

Check out @MaddowBlog’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/MaddowBlog/status/1030631023401467904?s=09

Philosopher of the month: Saint Thomas Aquinas [timeline] | OUPblog

I taught Medieval Philosophy for many years.  St. Thomas Aquinas is probably the greatest mind of that era!!! Philosopher of the month: Saint Thomas Aquinas [timeline] | OUPblog

People must make the correct decisions!!!

Science Alone Won’t Save the Earth. People Have to Do That. https://nyti.ms/2KLrXXJ

Will Robots be enough to statisfy humans!

There Will Never Be an Age of Artificial Intimacy https://nyti.ms/2Mj9re4

Amazing Video of the Parker solar probe!!!

NASA Delays Parker Solar Probe Launch https://nyti.ms/2Me2Otr

The Andromeda-Milky Way Collision | Space Time

Great video on the collision of the Milky Way with the Andromeda galaxy!!!

Trump is guilty!

Check out @TheBeatWithAri’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/TheBeatWithAri/status/1018982509642731525?s=09

Voyagher The "little spacecraft that could!!!"

These tiny spacecraft are the ambassadors of the human race to whomever they may encounter!!!

They are farther from earth than any human probe has ever been!

Check out their status on NASA's website:

https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status/

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NASA Spacecraft Discovers New Magnetic Process in Turbulent Space

NASA MMM spacecraft discover new facts about magnetic reconnection in near earth environment!   Check it out!



NASA Spacecraft Discovers New Magnetic Process in Turbulent Space: Explorations in Earth's space environment by NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft have discovered a surprising new magnetic event in turbulent plasma.

A Major Physics Experiment Just Detected A Particle That Shouldn't Exist

Fascinating!

A Major Physics Experiment Just Detected A Particle That Shouldn't Exist

https://www.space.com/40775-sterile-neutrino-detected-fermilab.html?utm_source=notification

Visit to Sicily and Malta

My wife and I had the privilege to visit Sicily and Malta recently with Overseas Adventure Travel.  It was a wonderful trip.  One of the Sicilian towns we visited was the home of two great Italian thinkers, Archimedes and Leonardo!

3 6 9 Mysteries!

What do you think? https://pin.it/fpjknacccyadnm

Pics from Sicily and Malta

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ck78O5QQaV7LVt4r1

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dogs-lived-and-died-humans-10000-years-ago-americas?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=latest-newsletter-v2

Dogs and Humans were pals 10,000 years ago!!!



https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dogs-lived-and-died-humans-10000-years-ago-americas?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=latest-newsletter-v2

NASA's TESS Satellite Will Supercharge Search for Nearby, Earth-Like Worlds

TESS will search for nearby exoplanets eventually covering nearly the entire sky.  Watch the great video explaining its mission!!!



NASA's TESS Satellite Will Supercharge Search for Nearby, Earth-Like Worlds

Amazon Alexa

If you have an Echo or other Amazon device go to Amazon Alexa to see your questions and answers, and to add new skills.

Cowardly AG Sessions fires McCabe at the Presidents request

Andrew McCabe, a Target of Trump’s F.B.I. Scorn, Is Fired Over Candor Questions https://nyti.ms/2Dz1mtu

Rest in Peace, Dr. Hawking...

Stephen Hawking, Who Examined the Universe and Explained Black Holes, Dies at 76 https://nyti.ms/2tKRHQL

Go Inside Lithuania's Hill of Crosses | National Geographic

Incredible Hill of Crosses in Lithuania!

Plausible Theory of Alien behavior towards us by MIT Radio-astronomer!

https://sciexaminer.com/news/science/stunning-zoo-theory-mit-radio-astronomer-proves-not-made-contact-aliens-3198.html 

Our Universe Has Trillions of Galaxies, Hubble Study | Video

How many galaxies do you think exist in the Universe?   We are getting closer to a total number using the Hubble telescope, and will get even closer with the new James Webb telescope.



Check out this interesting video....

New Hubble Telescope data shows higher value for the Hubble constant!

Yikes, the universe is expanding faster than we thought!

See:  https://www.space.com/39815-hubble-suggests-universe-expanding-faster-study.html?utm_source=notification 

New Hubble telescope measurements see higher value for the Hubble constant. This is a number that measures the velocity of acceleration of the universe itself. It is expanding faster that we thought! According to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, when this process of expansion reaches a certain point, the temperature of the universe will have equalized everywhere (a state known as maximum entropy) and no exchange of energy or life will exist. Yikes!

Why should you read James Joyce's "Ulysses"? - Sam Slote

Read James Joyce's Ulysses

Why does the universe exist? | Jim Holt

Jim Holt's enjoyable TED talk, base on his book "Why Does the World Exist?"
Worth watching... Probably the deepest philosophical question we could ask!

A Compelling Speech on Cyber Collusion // Malcolm Nance at Miami Book Fa...

Worth watching!!!

Steve Schmidt: President Trump W.H. As vile As 'Monkeys Hurling Excremen...

Strong Words from Steve Schmidt, a very intelligent Republican analyst!!!