Jeff Zweerink

Do the James Webb Telescope Images Show the Big Bang Didn’t Happen?

September 2, 2022

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is just starting to reveal images of the universe never seen before. The amazing clarity of this new...

Astronomy

by Jeff Zweerink Read

The First Sentient AI?

August 5, 2022

Google engineer Blake Lemoine generated quite a stir in June 2022 when he announced his belief that LaMDA, an AI project he worked on,...

Artificial Intelligence

by Jeff Zweerink Read

AI Predicts Political Ideology

July 22, 2022

According to popular wisdom, if you want to avoid conflicts with people, don't bring up politics or religion. This saying seems even truer today...

Artificial Intelligence

by Jeff Zweerink Read

New Boson Measurements Shed Light on Physics of the Universe

July 8, 2022

I remember sitting in a crowded room of scientists back in February 2003. The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) had launched a couple of...

Physics & Mathematics

by Jeff Zweerink Read

Do Natural Explanations Rule Out the Universe’s Fine-Tuning?

June 27, 2022

For many years, mowing my yard required a high degree of fine-tuning. My mower required gasoline and the gas can usually sloshed the fuel...

Fine Tuning

by Jeff Zweerink Read

Does Human Reasoning Demonstrate Exceptionalism?

June 10, 2022

Imagine you are at a sporting goods store, shopping for baseball equipment. You approach the cashier and place a ball and a bat on...

Artificial Intelligence

by Jeff Zweerink Read

Who’s Afraid of the Metaverse?

May 27, 2022

When discussing movies and TV programs, people often ask me whether some scientifically inaccurate plot feature bothers me. Usually, I answer no because I...

Artificial Intelligence

by Jeff Zweerink Read

Things to Know about Artificial Intelligence

April 30, 2021

Do thoughts about artificial intelligence (AI) bring excitement or fear? Anticipation or dread? And how should we think about this as Christians? If these...

Artificial Intelligence

by Jeff Zweerink Read

Standing against the Tide

November 6, 2020

Richard Dawkins, Lawrence Krauss, Christopher Hitchens, Michael Shermer, Victor J. Stenger. What do all these people have in common? They are all convinced that...

Worldviews

by Jeff Zweerink Read

Ethical Concerns with AI: Deepfakes

July 3, 2020

How would you respond to video footage of Richard Dawkins professing faith in Christ? Or one about Hugh Ross advocating for young-Earth creationism? Either...

Philosophy & Ethics

by Jeff Zweerink Read

Can Artificial Intelligence Think Like a Human?

May 29, 2020

How close are we to developing machines that can understand and learn anything that humans can? Could such inventions eventually become self-conscious?

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Jeff Zweerink Read

Is the Universe Closed?

April 24, 2020

Can our universe come from nothing? At least one prominent physicist, Lawrence Krauss, answers with a resounding “yes.” In fact, he wrote a book...

Astronomy

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