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- From: D.J.Butcher@newcastle.ac.uk (Dave Butcher)
- Newsgroups: alt.atheism
- Subject: Re: Arguments for the existence of God ...
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- Date: 21 Jan 93 16:07:09 GMT
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- Organization: Computing Laboratory, U of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK NE1 7RU.
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- In <1993Jan18.035249.27834@rp.CSIRO.AU> ahaig@rp.CSIRO.AU writes:
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- > THE ARGUMENT FROM DESIGN:
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- If there are an infinite number of possible universes, there should reasonably be
- an immeasureably large number of possible universes that are capable of supporting
- intelligent life, and probably an immeasurably large number of them suggesting the
- same Argument From Design.
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- > THE `FIRST CAUSE' ARGUMENT: We have two options. One is that the universe
- > exists uncaused, and the other that God exists uncaused and created the
- > universe.
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- To keep this 'First Cause' to be the simplest proposal possible, it would be
- sensible to limit this `god` to be a simplistic consciousness with only the
- desire for creation somewhere outside the Universe, and to grant it at most the
- ability to spectate on the lowest level, like a baby watching ripples on water.
- Conciousness without intelligence. Even if you maintain that this no less complex
- it is only one of an infinite number of possiblities. Making all relgious
- wranglings of purely academic interest. Trying to ascertain which one was the
- correct one would be like trying to predict which side of a dropped marble would
- be facing upwards when it stops moving.
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- Dave.
- Nb.- Witty Quote goes here.
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- D.Butcher@ncl.ac.uk
- Nb.- Witty Quote goes here.
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- D.Butcher@ncl.ac.uk
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