Asking of the Designer what we would of any other designer (The atheist delusion)

by David Turell @, Sunday, July 31, 2011, 02:54 (4644 days ago) @ David Turell


> The Anthropic Principle, which I view as circular reasoning, really says what you have said, but slightly differently: we are here because we are here and it is all those conditions you stated and a whole bunch more, which we can identify, that show us all the pre-conditions that were met to allow us to be here. And we are smart enough to do all that science of identification. Are we talking about serendipity or purpose when we look at the fine-tuning of the universe and of the Earth, a tuning which allows life? -
Here is an incomplete review of fine tuning in the Universe, but it is a good beginnning to understand what is meant. There are about 20 very important very large or very small parameters, and about 80 less important ones. This article covers a few:-
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128221.500-existence-why-is-the-universe-just-right-for-us.html?page=1


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