Earth Just Barely Large Enough February 13, 2008 All the recent talk about global warming highlights one critical characteristic of Earth that makes the planet habitable, namely plate tectonics. Geology & Earth by Jeff Zweerink Read
Multiverse Musings – The Beginning February 6, 2008 The cosmological and teleological arguments represent the two strongest evidences (with scientific relevance) in support of the Christian God. Obviously, the multiverse models impact... Astronomy by Jeff Zweerink Read
A Planet’s Magnetic Field Protects Its Water January 30, 2008 Disaster movies seem to be a staple for Hollywood. One such disaster movie that I found enjoyable (enough to watch it four times on... Geology & Earth by Jeff Zweerink Read
Teenage Galaxies Found January 23, 2008 I still remember an astronomy class I took during my first year of graduate school in the early 1990s. Two classmates and I undertook... Theology by Jeff Zweerink Read
Multiverse Musings – Are We Simulations? January 16, 2008 In past Multiverse Musings TNRTBs, I have described not just one, but two bizarre implications of the multiverse. This TNRTB addresses a third. Astronomy by Jeff Zweerink Read
Galaxies Gracefully Grow Old January 9, 2008 For many years, astronomers have tried to map out the structure of the Milky Way Galaxy (MWG). Since we reside inside the galaxy, obtaining... Astronomy by Jeff Zweerink Read
Testing The Copernican Principle January 2, 2008 In the sixteenth century, Nicolas Copernicus revived an idea originating with early Greek philosophers that the Sun, instead of the Earth, resided at the... Philosophy & Ethics by Jeff Zweerink Read
Do Infinite Universes Explain the Fine-Tuning? January 1, 2008 A monkey randomly hitting keys on a keyboard will eventually produce the entire collection of Shakespeare's works–at least if the monkey types for an... Physics & Mathematics by Jeff Zweerink Read
Multiverse Musings – Boltzmann Brains December 5, 2007 It is widely accepted that cosmologists, astronomers, physicists, chemists and geologists have detected fine-tuning and design in the universe. Most skeptical responses to this... Astronomy by Jeff Zweerink Read
The Rise of Atmospheric Oxygen November 28, 2007 Everyone knows that humans die without adequate oxygen and many know that oxygen comprises about 20% of Earth’s atmosphere. As a kid, I always... Geology & Earth by Jeff Zweerink Read
Black Holes Constrain Fundamental Constant Variation November 14, 2007 Jeremiah 33:25 describes a cosmos governed by an unchanging set of physical laws. In fact, this constancy provides the basis for the Israelites’ confidence... Physics & Mathematics by Jeff Zweerink Read
Jupiter, Friend or Foe? November 7, 2007 A couple of months ago Dave Rogstad reported on a study assessing the current importance of Jupiter in shielding Earth from cometary impacts. An... Astronomy by Jeff Zweerink Read