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Fine Tuning Argument
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Fine Tuning Argument
Theists will say the laws of the universe appear to be fine-tuned for life, therefore a god must exist, then they will try to sell you their god.

I'd like to pitch my own fine-tuning argument. This argument applies to any god that would be intelligent and capable of creating a universe "fine-tuned" for life, but especially to theistic gods; those that believers claim are all-good, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent. Doesn't such a god appear to be fine-tuned?
In the case of purely deistic gods, (those simply being highly-intelligent and powerful enough to create the universe) they would be fine-tuned to have great intelligence, and fine tuned to have great power.
In the case of the theistic god, particularly the Christian god, the god is fine-tuned to be good, completely powerful, completely knowing, as well as fine-tuned to be compassionate and caring enough to suffer for your sins. Pretty fine-tuned no?

So which seems more probable, that a natural process created the "fine-tuned" universe we see today, or that an infinitely more complex and fine-tuned god created the universe as we see it?
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Fine Tuning Argument - by libalchris - May 5, 2012 at 1:25 pm
RE: Fine Tuning Argument - by Welsh cake - May 5, 2012 at 1:55 pm
RE: Fine Tuning Argument - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - May 5, 2012 at 2:01 pm
RE: Fine Tuning Argument - by libalchris - May 5, 2012 at 2:15 pm
RE: Fine Tuning Argument - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - May 5, 2012 at 2:35 pm
RE: Fine Tuning Argument - by Gooders1002 - May 5, 2012 at 2:43 pm
RE: Fine Tuning Argument - by Gooders1002 - May 5, 2012 at 2:08 pm
RE: Fine Tuning Argument - by Phil - May 5, 2012 at 8:58 pm
RE: Fine Tuning Argument - by Gooders1002 - May 5, 2012 at 9:46 pm
RE: Fine Tuning Argument - by libalchris - May 5, 2012 at 2:59 pm
RE: Fine Tuning Argument - by Gooders1002 - May 5, 2012 at 3:38 pm
RE: Fine Tuning Argument - by libalchris - May 5, 2012 at 3:44 pm
RE: Fine Tuning Argument - by Gooders1002 - May 5, 2012 at 3:51 pm
RE: Fine Tuning Argument - by Darwinian - May 5, 2012 at 3:15 pm
RE: Fine Tuning Argument - by libalchris - May 5, 2012 at 3:33 pm

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