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'Reply to Foucher', 'A Universe from Nothing' and 'Material Beings'
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 1. Relativity / a. Special relativity
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Space itself can expand (and separate its contents) at faster than light speeds [Krauss]
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 1. Relativity / b. General relativity
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General Relativity: the density of energy and matter determines curvature and gravity [Krauss]
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 2. Electrodynamics / d. Quantum mechanics
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Uncertainty says that energy can be very high over very short time periods [Krauss]
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 3. Chromodynamics / a. Chromodynamics
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The strong force pulls, but also pushes apart if nucleons get too close together [Inwagen]
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 4. Standard Model / e. Protons
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Most of the mass of a proton is the energy in virtual particles (rather than the quarks) [Krauss]
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27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 2. Space
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Empty space contains a continual flux of brief virtual particles [Krauss]
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27. Natural Reality / E. Cosmology / 3. The Beginning
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The universe is precisely 13.72 billion years old [Krauss]
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27. Natural Reality / E. Cosmology / 10. Multiverse
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It seems likely that cosmic inflation is eternal, and this would make a multiverse inevitable [Krauss]
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27. Natural Reality / F. Chemistry / 2. Modern Elements
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Is one atom a piece of gold, or is a sizable group of atoms required? [Inwagen]
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27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 2. Life
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At the lower level, life trails off into mere molecular interaction [Inwagen]
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If God were to 'reassemble' my atoms of ten years ago, the result would certainly not be me [Inwagen]
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The chemical reactions in a human life involve about sixteen elements [Inwagen]
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Life is vague at both ends, but could it be totally vague? [Inwagen]
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A flame is like a life, but not nearly so well individuated [Inwagen]
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A tumour may spread a sort of life, but it is not a life, or an organism [Inwagen]
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Being part of an organism's life is a matter of degree, and vague [Inwagen]
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Some events are only borderline cases of lives [Inwagen]
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Unlike waves, lives are 'jealous'; it is almost impossible for them to overlap [Inwagen]
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One's mental and other life is centred on the brain, unlike any other part of the body [Inwagen]
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