Wilcox How Blind The Watchmaker

Question 0

Genetic phase space (=gps)

Answer 0

Probability space. Eliminates formal cause for the development of the cosmos (but not its inception)

Question 1

Aristotle’s four causes

Answer 1

Formal cause= blueprint for object(plan)
Final cause= teleology
Material cause= substance of object
Efficient cause= what formed object

Question 2

Difficulties for Biomorph land as a model for gps

Answer 2

1. Size of probability space
2. Size of exploratory probe (every gen mutated)
   3: viability of outcomes (all mutations were successful)
3. The formal causes of Biomorph Land are givens. It intends to create life, while in gps formal cause is unknown.

Question 3

gps projects our metaphysics

Answer 3

Since formal cause is unknown