(February 21, 2009 at 10:33 am)Ephrium Wrote: For example, we have created a game like chess. Just define the rules. whether or not we understand the complications, it is certainly possible to create somethign more complex.That is a massive fallacy. A game of chess doesn't just have rules. You have to have interactions between two people, who move the pieces, keep track of the score, etc. I could create a game in my head by assigning rules, but in order to make the game real you have to play it. The same applies to the universe. The universe isn't just here because someone set the variables, it is here due to a string of events that needed to happen first.
For instance, say, the process of creating the universe is to just assign properties to certain particles and let them go off in whatever direction there after. A case where we can create complex stuff, even though we have the ability to assign properties one by one, is obvious.
Also, I disagree with your argument that chess is more complex than the inner workings of a human...or any animal / plant / natural process on this planet. A woodlouse is more complicated than the inner workings of a space shuttle!