Adolf Grünbaum on the Steady-State Theory and Creatio Continua of Matter Out of Nothing
The ideas of creatio ex nihilo of the universe and creatio continua of new matter out of nothing entered the arena of natural science with the advent of the Big Bang and the steady-state theories in the mid-twentieth century. Adolf Grünbaum has tried to interpret the steady-state theory in such a wa...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2011
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Zygon
Année: 2011, Volume: 46, Numéro: 4, Pages: 857-871 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
steady-state theory
B Création ex nihilo B density-conservation B Grünbaum B Creatio continua |
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| Résumé: | The ideas of creatio ex nihilo of the universe and creatio continua of new matter out of nothing entered the arena of natural science with the advent of the Big Bang and the steady-state theories in the mid-twentieth century. Adolf Grünbaum has tried to interpret the steady-state theory in such a way, to show that the continuous formation of new matter out of nothing in this theory can be explained purely physically. In this paper, however, it will be shown that Grünbaum's interpretation encounters at least three problems: not distinguishing between material and efficient causes, inconsistency, and misconceiving the law of density conservation. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2011.01221.x |