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The anthropic argument/principle or the fine tuning argument (levers of universe)
there are laws in nature
these laws are proof of god
Anthropic principle
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In astrophysics and cosmology, the anthropic principle (from Greek anthropos, meaning “human”) is the philosophical consideration that observations of the physical Universe must be compatible with the conscious life that observes it. Some proponents of the anthropic principle reason that it explains why the Universe has the age and the fundamental physical constants necessary to accommodate conscious life. As a result, they believe it is unremarkable that the universe’s fundamental constants happen to fall within the narrow range thought to be compatible with life.[1]
The strong anthropic principle (SAP) as explained by Barrow and Tipler (see variants) states that this is all the case because the Universe is compelled, in some sense, for conscious life to eventually emerge. Critics of the SAP argue in favor of a weak anthropic principle (WAP) similar to the one defined by Brandon Carter, which states that the universe’s ostensible fine tuning is the result of selection bias: i.e., only in a universe capable of eventually supporting life will there be living beings capable of observing any such fine tuning, while a universe less compatible with life will go unbeheld.
The Lottery Fallacy
The law of truly large numbers, attributed to Persi Diaconis and Frederick Mosteller, states that with a sample size large enough, any outrageous thing is likely to happen.[1] Because we never find it notable when likely events occur, we highlight unlikely events and notice them more. The law seeks to debunk one element of supposed supernatural phenomenology.
The problem of evil
if there's a judeo-christian god, then why is there evil in the worlrd arguments: --euthyphro dilemma - god's punishment -god made free-will -suffering makes virtue
an empirical argument
an empirical argument is an argument based on observation
Teleological argument (argument from design)
the world shows evidence of it having a designer. that designer is god
William Paley watch and eye analogy argument
Ockham’s Razor
in choosing among competing explanations, the simplest is always best
Divine command theory
morals come from the command of god
Commands-need-a-commander argument
morals only have meaning if they are commanded. god commands morality, making morallity metaphysically(?) meaningful
a priori argument
an argument purely from reason
Cosmological Argument/ First cause
everything has a cause. the cause of the universe is god
Religious revelatory experience
a religious experience, often coupled with symptoms of hypoxia
the lottery fallacy fallacy
the lottery fallacy is fallacious because it assumes the probabilty of some, any, universe existing is/was 1
Gnosticism
According to the Gnostics, this world, the material cosmos, is the result of a primordial error on the part of a supra-cosmic, supremely divine being, usually called Sophia (Wisdom) or simply the Logos – a certain manner of “anti-cosmic world rejection” that has often been mistaken for mere dualism.
