Counter arguments about chance Flashcards
1
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Morowitz and his study of the probability for the existence of life in the universe.
A
He claimed that the universe would have to be trillions of times older and larger for a protein molecule to have occurred by random chance.
2
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F.R Tennant and the anthropic principle
A
The world is finely balanced to allow life to exist. E.g, if the earth was any closer or further away from the sun, life could not exist. These favourable conditions suggest a designer
3
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F.R Tennant and the aesthetic principle
A
Humans appropriate music, art and beauty which have no survival value. This implies a benevolent God
4
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Brown and the ozone layer
A
He noted that the ozone layer being just right for life to flourish on earth suggests design
