Privileged Planet: comparing solar systems (Introduction)

by dhw, Friday, February 05, 2016, 18:58 (3214 days ago) @ David Turell

DAVID: Are you forgetting that I began my search by looking at what I see, studying the science behind it and concluded what we see requires a mind to plan it?

dhw: No, I have not forgotten. But you have ended your search and are now seeking to justify your conclusion even in the face of factors you cannot explain. And you have added to your conclusion (that there is a God) various hypotheses that have nothing to do with your study of science: e.g. your interpretation of your God's purpose (humans), his method (preprogramming or dabbling), the extent of his power (control over billions of solar systems).-DAVID: I have looked at the arrival of humans scientifically. That is why I know it is God's purpose. Time limits to develop and difference in kind. Why I have to know his method of evolutionary development is your demand, not mine. Read the entry from Denton today. And fine-tuning of the universe, per Leslie, is also evidence for God.-Strange! I have heard that there are some scientists who have looked at the arrival of humans scientifically but have concluded that there is no God and no purpose, and there are others who, like Denton, are undecided. It seems that looking at things scientifically can lead to different conclusions. For the rest, see my reply on the Denton thread.