(July 16, 2015 at 12:42 pm)FreeTony Wrote:Bayes Theorem is not properly used by calculating probability based solely on a previous event(s). For instance, flipping a coin 1 mil times and recording the results then assigning meaning to that event (10^301030). This probability hold no significant since one combination had to come up. However, Bayes Theorem can be properly used when predicting future results when compared to something else, or when used to compare past results against something else (meaningful ‘else‘); aka, creation model, naturalistic model, or naturalistic against established scientific conditions.(July 16, 2015 at 9:40 am)lkingpinl Wrote: 1. The extreme fine-tuning of the universe in order for the possibility of human life in relation to the astronomically calculated odds of this happening by chance.
2. Why if you see your name written in the sand on the beach you can not fathom that the waves, rocks, sticks somehow worked in random fashion to scrawl your name but you automatically assume a person wrote it (intelligent being), but when you look at the longest word ever discovered, the human genome (3.5 billion letters in precise order) you assume random chance?
Thank you and look forward to the discussion.
1. You cannot calculate these odds. I'd suggest a refresher of Bayes Theorem. If you think you can generate a probability of humans existing then either you do not understand probability or physics, and most likely don't have a clue about either.
2. The human DNA isn't a word, it's a bunch of chemicals. With your logic I could measure all the heights of a hill along a line, assign different letters to different heights, then claim the hill must have been designed because you spelt out a word.
Atheist Credo: A universe by chance that also just happened to admit the observer by chance.