Mr Harris? Hello. I’m Sue from the insurance company. I’ve come to value your artwork. Oh, yes, hello. Do come in. What a lovely house you have here! Is this the piece you want valued? That’s it, yes. How much did it cost? No idea. It was here when I moved in. It’s fascinating. How …
Category Archives: Fine-tuning arguments
Atheists, why is the universe so orderly? Why is everything not just chaotic?
The universe certainly started out chaotic, with subatomic particles flying every which way at high speeds. But over time certain things happened: Particles collided. Some of them annihilated each other, some of them bounced apart at lower speeds, having lost energy in the collision, and some of them joined together. Those that joined together began …
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On fine-tuning…
If we picked a random place in another universe with randomly-selected fundamental constants, and dropped a living human being into it, their chance of survival would be indistinguishable from zero. But if we picked a random place in this universe and dropped a living human being into it, their chance of survival would be… indistinguishable from zero. …
Would an atheist believe in God if I could prove that the Earth has the perfect conditions for life to exist, which were the result of plans made by God?
If you can prove that your god made plans, then atheists will believe that your god made plans. If you can prove that he’s still around, then atheists will believe he’s still around. Atheists in general are rational people; we believe what there is good evidence for. But you’re going to have a hard time …
Is the fine tuning argument good proof of God?
No; it gets cause and effect completely the wrong way round. In the first place, the universe is not a perfect place for humans and other organisms to live; and we can see that by the vast numbers of them that die from sickness or violence before they reach old age—or even maturity. Most creatures born on …
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