Forget Jesus. The Stars Died So That

A Significant Fraction Of Evangelical Voters Appear More Likely To Ignore The Candidates' Specific Economic And Foreign Policy Platforms In Favor Of Concerns About Gay Marriage Or Abortion.

Metaphysical Speculation Is Independent Of The Physical Validity Of The Big Bang Itself And Is Irrelevant To Our Understanding Of It.

The Universe Is The Way It Is, Whether We Like It Or Not.

If We Wish To Draw Philosophical Conclusions About Our Own Existence, Our Significance, And The Significance Of The Universe Itself, Our Conclusions Should Be Based On Empirical Knowledge. A Truly Open Mind Means Forcing Our Imaginations To Conform To The Evidence Of Reality, And Not Vice Versa, Whether Or Not We Like The Implications.

The Real Thing That Physics Tell Us About The Universe Is That It's Big, Rare Event Happens All The Time — Including Life — And That Doesn't Mean It's Special.