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Article: Is an infinite temporal regress of events possible?
Title | Is an infinite temporal regress of events possible? |
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Issue Date | 2012 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press. |
Citation | Think, 2012, v. 11 n. 31, p. 105-122 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Issues concerning the ultimate origins of the universe have generated huge public interest recently. It began with the publication of The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow, in which the authors claim that, because there is a law like gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing, and thus there is no role for God. This has prompted heated responses from scientists, philosophers, and religious leaders in the media, many of them asking, in effect, ‘where that law came from’. Subsequently, Roger Penrose released his new book Cycles of Time, arguing that what came before the Big Bang was the end of another universe, prompting the question whether there is an infinite temporal regress of universes or not. These discussions make it very timely to examine afresh whether an infinite temporal regress of events is possible. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206298 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 0.2 |
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dc.contributor.author | Loke, TEA | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-10-23T01:36:16Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-10-23T01:36:16Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Think, 2012, v. 11 n. 31, p. 105-122 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1477-1756 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206298 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Issues concerning the ultimate origins of the universe have generated huge public interest recently. It began with the publication of The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow, in which the authors claim that, because there is a law like gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing, and thus there is no role for God. This has prompted heated responses from scientists, philosophers, and religious leaders in the media, many of them asking, in effect, ‘where that law came from’. Subsequently, Roger Penrose released his new book Cycles of Time, arguing that what came before the Big Bang was the end of another universe, prompting the question whether there is an infinite temporal regress of universes or not. These discussions make it very timely to examine afresh whether an infinite temporal regress of events is possible. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Think | - |
dc.rights | Think. Copyright © Cambridge University Press. | - |
dc.title | Is an infinite temporal regress of events possible? | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Loke, TEA: qaddeen@yahoo.com | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S1477175612000061 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 11 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 31 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 105 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 122 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000218424500011 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1477-1756 | - |