RE: Devolution
April 30, 2020 at 11:46 pm
(This post was last modified: April 30, 2020 at 11:48 pm by Ranjr.)
How would someone who had never read or heard of the bible come to the conclusion that the finely tuned universe is the work of the god of the bible?
Such a person would conclude that living things are tuned to the conditions that allow them to live. And the living things that no longer exist as a species expired because they failed to stay in tune. It's a simple explanation that doesn't require us to imagine a being that can defy the constraints of the finely tuned universe. We have yet to observe such a being and struggle to describe it in consistent, sensible terms.
The unlisted premise in whatever nom de guerre apologists give the ontological argument is "god exists." Without that preconception, the conclusion that god is the fine tuner, first cause, or giver of life has no meaning. It comes from nowhere. The conclusion is the premise. So the argument shows belief in god comes from faith in ancient writings, not reason.
Such a person would conclude that living things are tuned to the conditions that allow them to live. And the living things that no longer exist as a species expired because they failed to stay in tune. It's a simple explanation that doesn't require us to imagine a being that can defy the constraints of the finely tuned universe. We have yet to observe such a being and struggle to describe it in consistent, sensible terms.
The unlisted premise in whatever nom de guerre apologists give the ontological argument is "god exists." Without that preconception, the conclusion that god is the fine tuner, first cause, or giver of life has no meaning. It comes from nowhere. The conclusion is the premise. So the argument shows belief in god comes from faith in ancient writings, not reason.
