RE: The Fine-Tuning Argument
July 22, 2013 at 3:20 pm
(This post was last modified: July 22, 2013 at 3:21 pm by ManMachine.)
(July 15, 2013 at 10:24 pm)MindForgedManacle Wrote: I presume you've all heard the Fine-tuning argument for God's existence before. If not, eh, go to YouTube.
Anyhow, what do you think are good objections to the argument?
The fine-tuning argument is a fallacy, it's akin to saying if a duck wasn't a duck then it wouldn't be a duck, therefore god exists.
It just doesn't stack up when you really think about it.
MM
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"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
