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Design Argument, The


Design Argument, The

Paperback by Sober, Elliott (University of Wisconsin, Madison)

Design Argument, The

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ISBN:
9781108457422
Publication Date:
29 Nov 2018
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Pages:
92 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 27 May - 1 Jun 2024
Design Argument, The

Description

This Element analyzes the various forms that design arguments for the existence of God can take, but the main focus is on two such arguments. The first concerns the complex adaptive features that organisms have. Creationists who advance this argument contend that evolution by natural selection cannot be the right explanation. The second design argument - the argument from fine-tuning - begins with the fact that life could not exist in our universe if the constants found in the laws of physics had values that differed more than a little from their actual values. Since probability is the main analytical tool used, the Element provides a primer on probability theory.

Contents

1. Introduction; 2. A probability primer; 3. Six ways to formulate a design argument; 4. Biological Creationism; 5. The fine-tuning argument.

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