The anthropic principle says that we, observers, exist. We exist in this Universe, and therefore the Universe exists in a way that allows observers to come into existence. It is the initial condition of the universe that needs to be fine-tuned, not the value today....
Anthropic: Of or relating to human beings or the period of their existence on earth. The anthropic principle implies that life could not exist in a universe that was significantly smaller than the observed universe. A multiverse is an atheist’s Big Bang...
The atom absorbs or emits light in discrete packets called photons, and each photon has a definite energy. Emission lines refer to the fact that glowing hot gas emits light lines, whereas absorption lines refer to cool atmospheric gas’s tendency to absorb the...
Large objects such as the Sun and planets are not the only masses that warp the space-time fabric. Anything with mass—including your body—bends this four-dimensional cosmic grid. … The strength of gravity depends on the size of the space-time warp....
BUT FIRST, HOW DID WE GET HERE, AND HOW IT WENT DOWN: Phase 1: To the Romans, Jesus was a troublemaker who had got his just desserts. However, to the Christians, he was a martyr, and it was soon apparent that the execution had made Judaea even more unstable. Pontius...
