RE: Theists: What is the most compelling argument you have heard for Atheism?
March 30, 2017 at 12:26 pm
First of all, "either due to physical necessity, chance or design" is a false trichotomy. There are a million other candidate explanations for how the constants of the universe came to be as they are.
Most importantly though, there is absolutely no evidence that the physical constants of the universe were finely tuned. Even if the probability of the physical constants being suitable for the development of structure, galaxies, stars, planets and life is very low, that in no way supports the notion that the universe was finely tuned by some force, god or whatever - this has to be independently verified. It is also erroneous to claim as fact that it is "more likely" that the universe was finely tuned, because there has been no demonstration of the probability of the universe being finely tuned.
Most importantly though, there is absolutely no evidence that the physical constants of the universe were finely tuned. Even if the probability of the physical constants being suitable for the development of structure, galaxies, stars, planets and life is very low, that in no way supports the notion that the universe was finely tuned by some force, god or whatever - this has to be independently verified. It is also erroneous to claim as fact that it is "more likely" that the universe was finely tuned, because there has been no demonstration of the probability of the universe being finely tuned.
"Faith is the excuse people give when they have no evidence."
- Matt Dillahunty.
- Matt Dillahunty.
