The issue with the constants straddles the line between physics and metaphysics. Perhaps the values of the constants are set by natural law. If not, t...
"Incorrigible= not able to be corrected or reformed. That applies here. This is not an arbitrary assumption we pull out of thin air. No one has to be ...
Humans are likewise rare for the same reason. But one could make a fine tuning argument that the fundamental constants must have been finely tuned so ...
I regard it as an innate, incorrigible believe that is unanalyzable in terms of a priori principles. In short: it a basic belief, a foundation for eve...
Aren't you implying that the existence of heavy metals doesn't require an explanation for their existence, and therefore neither does life? Arguing wi...
That's of course possible, but what's the motivation to propose that? It seems to me the motivation is the premise that our improbable existence entai...
That's a reasonable description, but I submit the source of the problem was the perceived explanatory gap that I rebutted in my Op: the premise that l...
I believe the Aristotelian deity entails a first cause, so it wouldn't be outside the chain of being. This at least was Flew's interpretation, and I b...
[ I'm certain I exist, and I'm aware of my existence. However, I'm also certain the universe was around before me to be aware of it. What makes you th...
That's a minimal definition of a creator: having a desire, and the ability to act on that desire. This is the sort of deism Antony Flew ultimately emb...
I'd like to get back to the issue I raised in the Op, because I think I have a solution. Intuitively, Mary's luck needs to be explained, but John's lu...
You're assuming too much. The FTA, if it were successful, would only entail a creator who wanted life. It does not entail a creator who gives a damn w...
Because there can only be an objective if an intelligence is behind it. I'm open to this possibility, but the case mist be made. The FTA purports to m...
Yes, and that's related to my Op. Consider the enormous (infinite?) number of possible things that would exist if other universes had existed instead ...
The claim is not that the universe is tuned for each specific type of life - that entails a complex set of objectives. It's just the broad claim that ...
I understand, but here's their perspective: the textbook laws of physics are our best guess at the actual laws of nature, so they are a reasonable bas...
Proponents of the modern fine tuning argument accept that life in this universe is fully explainable. What they argue is that life-permitting universe...
One of my hobbies (or obsessions) is to debate theists on their Fine Tuning Argument for God (here's my current one - I'm called, "Fred"). I've read a...
I've never understood how people can be so confident that their opinions are true, that it implies all contrary opinions are the product of stupidity....
Yes - that's one way to address it, but it depends on the assumption that there is some sort of infinity of possibilities (infinite past, infinite spa...
A failure of the FTA does not prove God's non-existence. But if the FTA is a failure, it's one less reason to believe there is such a thing. I'm focus...
Lots of people think the FTA is the very best way to prove God. I don't think so, and that's why I'm pondering this issue. Hawking's right, but for th...
Sure, the denominator of the probability is still finite - but it's so large that it makes it surprising that any actual person is alive. On the other...
Same here. Even when I'm not alone, I sometimes start singing to myself at a low volume. It annoys my wife. I don't know how many people are like us, ...
Most people are not materialists, so you can't say they're ignoring it. It seems to me it's natural to think of ourselves in mental terms. It's reason...
NDE's entail someone being outside their body and observing some things going on around them. How can things be seen and heard without eyes and ears, ...
I'm referring to a paradigm of phenomenal consciousness expounded by Michael Tye. He suggests that qualia, like redness, are mental experiences (menta...
We can't fully understand redness without having experienced it. Suppose you'd never experience either red or blue, but you knew all the physical aspe...
The wording in the survey was problematic. These 2 questions were asked: 1* Do you trust the political news you are getting? 2* When they write or tal...
Inspiring words from our beloved leader: "President Trump is a ratings hit. Since reviving the daily White House briefing Mr. Trump and his coronaviru...
Right...the words taken out of context sound worse than warranted by in the context of his total conversation. And that conversation just sounds like ...
You claimed it was misrepresentative to only play a portion of the pussy-grabbing audio. I pointed out that I had heard the entire audio on CNN, so yo...
I heard the entire audio on CNN, and it included everything you said. No one has ever suggested that this isolated clip shows he's a sexual predator, ...
Seriously, when you make such a statement, it just sounds like you're parrotting Trump. Michael was referring to the original definition of "fake news...
Name a few of the assumptions you find questionable. I expect thoughtful analysis by experts. I expect the same thing from the Cato Institute and Amer...
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