RE: Cambridge Publishes Neo-Creationism

Pim van Meurs (entheta@eskimo.com)
Mon, 26 Oct 1998 22:58:21 -0800

> There seem to be three possible answers to this question:
>
> (a) It is a complete chance.

Randy: This answer doesn't seem very scientific to me since the probability of
this being coincidental is so vanishingly small.

How do you know ? How many universes are there which could sustain life as we know it ? How many universes are there which could sustain life ?

> (b) God regards me as such a desirable product of the universe
> that he has fine-tuned it so as to guarantee my development.

Randy: This seems like the best answer to me, although I don't know if it's the
best scientific answer.

And what if any universe could potentially hold life ?

> (c) There exist other, disjoint, universes with other laws
> and constants of nature.

Randy: This answer also seems unscientific since there is no evidence(as far as
I know) for the existence of these other universes.

Nor is there evidence of a small chance or a God.

So perhaps chance is still the best one ? We are here because the universe allowed us to be here.