Information as the source of life; not by chance II (Introduction)

by dhw, Monday, January 27, 2020, 11:04 (1761 days ago) @ David Turell

DAVID: This is simply one of the argumentative points of view, but in your clear-thinking mind it is not necessary.

dhw: Not only is it not necessary, but it leads to confused thinking as exemplified by the absurd generalizations and statements such as those I dealt with earlier (including “information as the source of life”).

DAVID: A good summary of your views.

dhw: I note that you do not present any arguments against my views, so I hope there will be no more posts on the subject.

DAVID: The use of the information argument for God has always troubled you, but I can't promise to leave it alone.

There is no information argument for God. The argument for God is quite simply that living organisms are too complex to have come into existence by chance, i.e. they must have been designed, i.e. there must be a designer. The very fact that the “information” argument causes such confusion and so many obfuscations in its attempts to present this same case should be enough to put you off trying to use it.[/i]