The world is not magic — and that’s the most magical thing about it.
Sean CarrollTags: insightful
The world keeps happening, in accordance with its rules; it's up to us to make sense of it and give it value.
Sean CarrollTags: science the-pointless-universe
We are part of the universe that has developed a remarkable ability: We can hold an image of the world in our minds. We are matter contemplating itself.
Sean CarrollThis is not a universe that is advancing toward a goal; it is one that is caught in the grip of an unbreakable pattern.
Sean CarrollTags: existence purpose meaning-of-life
One increasingly hears rumors of a reconciliation between science and religion. In major news magazines as well as at academic conferences, the claim is made that that belief in the success of science in describing the workings of the world is no longer thought to be in conflict with faith in God. I would like to argue against this trend, in favor of a more old-fashioned point of view that is still more characteristic of most scientists, who tend to disbelieve in any religious component to the workings of the universe.
Sean CarrollTags: science knowledge universe understanding superstition academia irreligious irreligion science-and-religion
Science and religion both make claims about the fundamental workings of the universe. Although these claims are not a priori incompatible (we could imagine being brought to religious belief through scientific investigation), I will argue that in practice they diverge. If we believe that the methods of science can be used to discriminate between fundamental pictures of reality, we are led to a strictly materialist conception of the universe. While the details of modern cosmology are not a necessary part of this argument, they provide interesting clues as to how an ultimate picture may be constructed.
Sean CarrollTags: science reality atheism atheist cosmology materialism science-and-religion
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