The design argument

This Element analyzes the various forms that design arguments for the existence of God can take, but the main focus is on two such arguments. The first concerns the complex adaptive features that organisms have. Creationists who advance this argument contend that evolution by natural selection canno...

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主要作者: Sober, Elliott (Author)
格式: 电子 图书
语言:English
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出版: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2019
In:Year: 2019
丛编:Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of religion
Further subjects:B Theism
B 宗教 Philosophy
B God ; Proof
B God Proof
B Religion ; Philosophy
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Parallel Edition:Print version: 9781108457422
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总结:This Element analyzes the various forms that design arguments for the existence of God can take, but the main focus is on two such arguments. The first concerns the complex adaptive features that organisms have. Creationists who advance this argument contend that evolution by natural selection cannot be the right explanation. The second design argument - the argument from fine-tuning - begins with the fact that life could not exist in our universe if the constants found in the laws of physics had values that differed more than a little from their actual values. Since probability is the main analytical tool used, the book provides a primer on probability theory
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Dec 2018)
ISBN:1108558062
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781108558068