The big bang and relative immortality : seminal essays on the creation of the universe and the advent of biological immortality / Sebastian Sisti.
This series of brief and sparkling philosophical essays explores the Principle of Continuity as it impacts discussions of the Big Bang and the expansion of the universe, God, infinity, biological immortality and evolution. From Ancient Greece to the frontiers of modern science, some egregious blunde...
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