As a Christian priviliged to be able to explore a small part of the creation
in my job, I appreciate the substance of the anthropic principle. However,
I have problems with it as an apologetic tool simply because I think that it
cannot be fully apreciated unless one already has a conception of a God who
created the universe.
As an aside, I recall an interesting point about the principle made by Stan
Jaki in his book, The Purpose of it All. He suggested that the AP was an
extension of geocentrism--both representing attempts to place humankind at
the center of the universe. He asserted that the AP does this by positing
that God created the universe soley for the purpose of sustaining human life.
Shalom,
Steve
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Steven S. Clark, Ph.D . Phone: 608/263-9137
Associate Professor FAX: 608/263-4226
Dept. of Human Oncology and Email: ssclark@facstaff.wisc.edu
UW Comprehensive Cancer Center
CSC K4-432
600 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI 53792
"People of that kind are academics, scholars, and that is the nastiest
kind of man I know." -- Blaise Pascal
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