No, we are most certainly not living in a simulation out of The Matrix

The anthropic principle cannot be solved by proposing the existence of simulated or alternative universes.  Indeed, it needs no solution at all, but that hasn’t prevented scientists from wandering far afield in search of an answer without a real question.  At least this time they claim there’s an experiment that could prove it… Once upon… Continue reading No, we are most certainly not living in a simulation out of The Matrix

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Bruce Springsteen and the artistic necessity of cultural appropriation

The Boss’ new album will be composed of entirely culturally appropriated songs, a collection of “soul music” covers, but that is inherently a good thing.  Harold Bloom’s seminal The Anxiety of Influence reveals why all art, if not all ideas entirely, can be seen as the product of cultural appropriation.  Bruce Springsteen is just the… Continue reading Bruce Springsteen and the artistic necessity of cultural appropriation

The Big Bang’s pending implosion will upend almost all of physics

Few theories are safe if Big Bang proponents cannot explain why the early universe looks nothing like they claimed.  Dark Energy is no longer necessary.  Light no longer moves at a constant speed.  Einstein’s great theories are incomplete.  Black holes might not exist.  Time itself is fundamentally different than we believed, and this might be… Continue reading The Big Bang’s pending implosion will upend almost all of physics

Modern physics is as faith-based and evidence-free as any religion

New theories abound, but sadly few if any can be proved by experiment in the traditional scientific manner.  Instead, whether scientists are claiming there is no such thing as time or the universe sprung from an anti-universe, they are exercises in mathematics completely divorced from reality and observation.  This is why we’ve had no new… Continue reading Modern physics is as faith-based and evidence-free as any religion