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Some years ago an economist addressed a conference I attended in Monterey (right beside the famous Pebble Beach golf course). His talk was entitled “The Experience Economy”. He argued that society has undergone a fundamental shift, one that only happens every few centuries. I thought I was in for a tough session, but he explained this social revolution brilliantly, by talking about Birthday cakes!
In the days when we lived in an agricultural economy, Farmer Jones’ wife would lift a few eggs from the chicken coop, grind ... [full post] Category: random First of all, Hawking claims that the universe ... [full post] Category: apologetics
Added on: Mon/09/2010 at 02:03
Fri 3rd September, 2010
The headlines in today’s Daily Telegraph scream “God did not create the Universe”. So I guess someone is launching a new book. (Clearly the Bantam Press marketing department has fallen back on the old "let's kick up a storm" strategy. Always a winner). Stephen Hawking has claimed "Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing." I feel the need to say three things about this frivolous statement.
Hawking
Added on: Fri/09/2010 at 03:13
