Big Bang

Shavuot, Mt. Sinai And The Big Bang

Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman | Posted 05.25.2012

Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman

Just as there is a background sound permeating all the universe as a result of the initial instant of the big bang, we can say similarly that there is a spiritual background voice in the world resulting from the giving of the Torah at Sinai.

Cosmic Prayer

Ed Shurna | Posted 05.25.2012

Ed Shurna

A few months ago, I welcomed James into the world. My grandson joined our cosmic journey on January 25. Several weeks ago, my son and his wife presented baby James to family and friends for a spiritual baptism. Below is the prayer I offered as part of the welcome celebration.

Scientists Probe Secrets Of Moleule That Helped Build The Universe

Posted 04.18.2012

By: LiveScience Staff Published: 04/17/2012 08:25 AM EDT on LiveScience A new study of one of the most fundamental molecules in the universe has...

'Big Bang' Machine Smashes Old Energy Record

AP | Posted 04.06.2012

GENEVA -- Scientists say a Big Bang machine, where high-energy beams of protons are sent crashing into each other at incredible speeds, is now able to...

Religion Vs. Science's Answers To The Big Questions

Robert Lanza, M.D. | Posted 04.22.2012

Robert Lanza, M.D.

So those who ask science for ultimate answers, or to explain the fundamentals of existence, are looking in the wrong place -- like asking particle physics to evaluate art.

WATCH: Spacecraft Makes Tricky Landing On Comet

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 02.04.2012

What's it like to land on a comet? Thanks to the European Space Agency, we now have a pretty good idea. It's produced this animated video that shows w...

Time Is Nothing?

Frank A. Weil | Posted 04.03.2012

Frank A. Weil

Time is a construct of man to organize life on earth into a manageable process that can be utilized by virtually all of mankind, regardless of languag...

A Review Of The Tree Of Life -- The Trials Of Job And The Grace Of Mary

Deepak Chopra | Posted 03.30.2012

Deepak Chopra

The Tree of Life is serious enough to legitimately ask deep questions and powerful enough to make us think about them.

How Could God Have Allowed the Holocaust?

Rabbi Alan Lurie | Posted 03.18.2012

Rabbi Alan Lurie

If we agree that humanity must have free will, we must accept the consequences of its decisions.

Beyond Genesis: Is Science Past the Big Bang Already?

Adam Frank | Posted 03.06.2012

Adam Frank

The Big Bang is, without doubt, one of the greatest achievements of human civilization. So why then are so many scientists waiting so expectantly for its immanent demise?

What Happened Before Creation?

Robert Lanza, M.D. | Posted 03.06.2012

Robert Lanza, M.D.

Everyone knows that something is screwy with the way we visualize the cosmos. The failure of science to address the deep and basic questions of life plays a large role in why people continue to turn to religion for answers.

New Data On 'God Particle' Search To Be Released

AP | By JOHN HEILPRIN | Posted 12.08.2011

GENEVA -- Scientists at the world's largest atom smasher have new data that shows with greater certainty where to find a long-sought theoretical parti...

Big Bang, Now and Then

Robert Teitelman | Posted 12.28.2011

Robert Teitelman

This week represents the 25th anniversary of London's Big Bang. Many beneath a certain age, particularly in the U.S., will wonder what this now-antique event in October 1986 was all about.

War Of The Worldviews: Where Science And Spirituality Agree And Disagree

Deepak Chopra | Posted 12.13.2011

Deepak Chopra

People are asking about the major points of contention between science and spirituality. Do we always disagree or are there some points of agreement?

A Cosmic Book With Human Insight

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.12.2011

Deepak Chopra

When religionists and atheists clash, or when science places itself as the alternative to myth, a larger trend is at work, the trend from a unified sense of humanity to a splintered sense of humanity.

WATCH: BriTANick Explains It All

Posted 09.10.2011

When you're best friend has a fling with your girlfriend you need to hear all the details... no matter how painful or how long a story it is. Closure ...

Study Sheds New Light On Universe's First Stars

AP | By ALICIA CHANG | Posted 06.27.2011

LOS ANGELES -- The first stars that dotted the universe were not only immense, but probably also fast-spinning, according to a new study that sheds li...

Where are Planet Earth and Humanity Today?

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 05.27.2011

Patrick Takahashi

In the beginning, there was the Big Bang... 13.75 billion years ago. Humans first developed as long as 100,000 years ago. In a 24-hour clock, this i...

Creation As The Body Of God

Fr. Richard Rohr | Posted 05.25.2011

Fr. Richard Rohr

The Incarnation of God did not happen in Bethlehem. That is just when we started taking it seriously. The incarnation actually happened 14.5 billion years ago with what we now call "The Big Bang."

When One Big Bang Is Not Enough

Seth Shostak | Posted 05.25.2011

Seth Shostak

Two teams of scientists in the U.K. are claiming to have uncovered actual evidence that our universe has interacted with others.

The Lugubrious Universe

Seth Shostak | Posted 05.25.2011

Seth Shostak

Allan Sandage died this month at age 84. While not generally known by the public, Sandage was legendary among those who study the sky, and beyond.

Who or What Built the Universe?

Seth Shostak | Posted 05.25.2011

Seth Shostak

Theoretically, building a universe -- even a nicely tuned one -- is not a particularly difficult technical challenge. Heck, our foreseeable descendants might be able to do it.

Stephen Hawking to God: Your Services Are No Longer Needed; God to Hawking: You So Don't Get Who I Am

Clay Farris Naff | Posted 05.25.2011

Clay Farris Naff

Authentic faith does not depend on traditional creation stories. "Faith" is a vague term, but I suggest it has two essential characteristics: it is a belief that ultimately some good will come of it all, and while its components may be reshaped by evidence it is a belief that transcends the evidence.

Big Bang and Big Wow with Stuart Hameroff

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

Deepak Chopra

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24, Shel Silverstein, Muons and God's Toe

Michael Sigman | Posted 11.17.2011

Michael Sigman

Physicists at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory claimed to have overcome the precepts of relativity and quantum mechanics. Wouldn't it be nice if Shel Silverstein were around to write a song about our metaphysical mess?