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Frank J. Tipler

Frank J. Tipler is Professor of Mathematical Physics at Tulane University. He expands on the argument outlined here in his books The Anthropic Cosmological Principle (Oxford University Press), The Physics of Immortality (Doubleday), and The Physics of Christianity (Doubleday).
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No, Atheist Scientists Are Incompetent

Friday, September 25th, 2015 - by Frank J. Tipler

Lawrence Krauss' claim -- all scientists must be "militant atheists" -- conveniently fails to address the universe's origin.

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No More Big Ideas? Try These On for Size

Sunday, September 4th, 2011 - by Frank J. Tipler

Here are two gigantic concepts that will crack your head wide open.

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Darwin vs. Einstein

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010 - by Frank J. Tipler

The "ruling class" stands with Darwin. We stand with Einstein.

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Proving the Existence of God

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 - by Frank J. Tipler

Is it possible to postulate the "Uncaused Cause" in physics to explain the beginning of the universe, thus proving the existence of a personal God?

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The Difference between ‘True Science’ and ‘Cargo-Cult Science’

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 - by Frank J. Tipler

“Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts” is how the great Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman defined science.

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Columbia U.’s Bollinger Oblivious on MSM Bailout

Saturday, July 17th, 2010 - by Frank J. Tipler

Wrong, Mr. Bollinger: academic freedom has in fact been drastically compromised by government funding. The same would, of course, happen with media.

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Writing for PJM Helped Make Me Enemy of the State Number #38

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 - by Frank J. Tipler

As a scientist who dares to "think different" and "question authority" on global warming, I'm in good company.

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Climategate: ‘The Science is Settled,’ They Told Copernicus

Friday, March 5th, 2010 - by Frank J. Tipler

The tactics of Al Gore and the AGW crowd ("No need to check the evidence! There's a consensus!") mirror the pseudo-arguments used to defend the Earth-centric model in 1543.

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Climategate: More Science Fiction from the IPCC

Monday, February 22nd, 2010 - by Frank J. Tipler

A provable lie published by the "Demon Princes" on the climate panel regarding the strength of hurricanes.

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Obama vs. Einstein

Sunday, February 7th, 2010 - by Frank J. Tipler

A renowned physicist demolishes a paper by Laurence Tribe, that President Obama played some roll in crafting, on the "revolutionary" aspects and legal implications of 20th century physics.

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Orwellian Nightmare: Science Is Whatever ‘the Party’ Says It Is

Thursday, December 10th, 2009 - by Frank J. Tipler

Relativism corrupts: First Climategate, then a mathematics professor sees his colleagues challenging the truth of 2 + 2 = 4. Really.

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Climategate: The Skeptical Scientist’s View

Thursday, November 26th, 2009 - by Frank J. Tipler

What keeps scientists honest is knowing our colleagues are looking over our shoulders. A theory with hidden data is never to be believed. (Also read Richard Fernandez: More AGW Controversy)

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Is the Physics Nobel Prize Also Becoming a Joke?

Friday, October 16th, 2009 - by Frank J. Tipler

The history of the physics prize is dotted with slights to those who deserved it and honors to those who didn't.

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Nuclear Energy: The Only Solution

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 - by Frank J. Tipler

Simple arithmetic rules out the viability of the "green" energy sources and makes a tremendous case for nuclear.

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Climate Data: Top Secret!

Monday, August 10th, 2009 - by Frank J. Tipler

Bizarrely, Britain's main climate monitoring unit is purging its temperature records from public view. Hmmm.

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Humans and Their CO2 Save the Planet!

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 - by Frank J. Tipler

Why opposition to the cap-and-trade bill is not “treason against the planet.”

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Obama Flunks History at Cairo U

Sunday, June 7th, 2009 - by Frank J. Tipler

Almost every advance he attributed to the Muslims in his big speech should be credited to someone else.

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Relax, the North Korean Nuke Was Another Dud

Thursday, June 4th, 2009 - by Frank J. Tipler

The data on the May 25th blast points to yet another "fizzle" of a bomb test by the North Koreans.

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‘Stimulating’ Scientists Into Proving Global Warming

Friday, February 27th, 2009 - by Frank J. Tipler

The new bill will spend billions to adjust data to “prove” the fallacy that humans are responsible for global warming.

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What The Caine Mutiny Can Teach Us about Global Warming Scientists

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 - by Frank J. Tipler

Climate change advocates often argue from "authority" as opposed to examining the facts.

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John Updike and Me

Friday, February 6th, 2009 - by Frank J. Tipler

Going head to head with the late author on reason and faith.

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