Before the Big Bang? (Origins)

by David Turell @, Friday, July 04, 2014, 02:44 (3556 days ago) @ dhw
edited by unknown, Friday, July 04, 2014, 02:51


> dhw: I have read this essay twice, and can find no clear proposals, let alone a "therefore", let alone an eternal something. -> However, on the next page, we read: "In my experience, almost all physicists who work on fundamental problems accept that the laws of physics have some kind of independent reality. With that view, it is possible to argue that the laws of physics are logically prior to the universe they describe.-> dhw:" This contradiction is left dangling and is followed by a swift change of direction. The above quote actually follows on from a mention of "First Cause", in which he merely goes through the list of different scientists' attitudes "to the metaphysical problem of how to explain the principles themselves." I gather Davies is an agnostic, which may explain some of his caginess, but makes it all the more surprising to me that he so firmly rejects any possibility of a "before".-I think he is actually a deist from all of his writings I have read. Why I think so is below in another essay for you.
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> >dhw:it's also clear that there is no consensus, a vast amount remains unexplained, and there is no support whatsoever for our shared belief in energy as an eternal first cause ... let alone your belief that eternal energy is conscious .-For your further education into the scientific society, it is not cool to bring up any sniff of diety. Actually about 10 years ago,when my other book on this subject appeared, I had a call from a post-doc in Darwin research who carefully cautioned me not to tell anyone about him, but he wanted guidence to my source material. He was a believer in God and his work troubled him, and could tell NO-ONE at work. Davies reminds me of him. Remember Life is the Fifth Miracle and sentient humans who can study the universe is a very significant event. These are Davies' thoughts.-Please read this essay from a world-ranked top 10 chemist, about the issue. He is a Christian:- http://www.jmtour.com/personal-topics/the-scientist-and-his-%E2%80%9Ctheory%E2%80%9D-an...


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