(par 3. 1.1) The Laws of Thermodynamics
http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-200192/energy In the early 19th century the Industrial Revolution was well underway. The many newly invented machines of the time were powered by the burning of fuel. These machines provided scientists with a great deal of information about how heat energy could be converted to other types of energy, how other types of energy could […]
(par 3. 1 ) Where Do the Laws of Nature Come From
http://www.scienceandreligiontoday.com/2010/04/15/where-do-the-laws-of-nature-come-from/ From Robert Lawrence Kuhn, host and creator of Closer To Truth: I live my life, plan and do, worry and wonder. But whenever I slow down, step back, and ponder what it’s all about, I go to the laws of nature. Down deep, what are they? What makes them laws? And are they necessary, like the […]
(par 3. 1 ) Evolution-thoughts before Darwin
http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2010/02/08/evolution-before-darwin/ Contrary to many assumptions, evolutionary theory did not begin in 1859 with Charles Darwin and The Origin of Species. Rather, evolution-like ideas had existed since the times of the Greeks, and had been in and out of favor in the periods between ancient Greece and Victorian England. Indeed, by Darwin’s time the idea of […]