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A Challenge for the Atheist
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RE: A Challenge for the Atheist
January 10, 2014 at 10:56 pm
(January 10, 2014 at 8:49 pm)MitchBenn Wrote: It might, if the Anthropic Principle weren't nonsense, which it is.

You were doing great until you got to this point. Big Grin

Whether or not the AP is nonsense depends wholly on which variant of it you're talking about. This one I have no beef with:

Quote:Weak anthropic principle (WAP) (Carter): "we must be prepared to take account of the fact that our location in the universe is necessarily privileged to the extent of being compatible with our existence as observers."
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A Challenge for the Atheist - by eeeeeee7 - January 9, 2014 at 6:40 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by c172 - January 9, 2014 at 6:47 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by pocaracas - January 9, 2014 at 6:47 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Mister Agenda - January 9, 2014 at 6:51 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Minimalist - January 9, 2014 at 6:56 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by ElleBelle - January 9, 2014 at 7:01 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Cato - January 9, 2014 at 7:05 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Crossless1 - January 9, 2014 at 7:07 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by max-greece - January 9, 2014 at 7:23 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by FreeTony - January 9, 2014 at 7:29 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by pocaracas - January 9, 2014 at 7:32 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Bad Writer - January 9, 2014 at 7:34 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 9, 2014 at 7:35 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Lemonvariable72 - January 9, 2014 at 7:50 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Jackalope - January 9, 2014 at 7:58 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Fidel_Castronaut - January 9, 2014 at 8:00 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by The Valkyrie - January 9, 2014 at 8:04 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Mudhammam - January 9, 2014 at 8:15 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Tartarus Sauce - January 9, 2014 at 8:40 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Ryantology - January 9, 2014 at 8:54 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Napoléon - January 9, 2014 at 8:59 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by pineapplebunnybounce - January 9, 2014 at 9:07 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by xr34p3rx - January 9, 2014 at 9:25 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Angrboda - January 10, 2014 at 4:46 am
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Esquilax - January 10, 2014 at 8:53 am
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Mr Greene - January 10, 2014 at 10:10 am
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Chas - January 10, 2014 at 10:39 am
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Mister Agenda - January 10, 2014 at 4:54 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Angrboda - January 10, 2014 at 6:21 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Bad Writer - January 10, 2014 at 7:14 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Lemonvariable72 - January 10, 2014 at 7:17 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Jackalope - January 10, 2014 at 7:18 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Bad Writer - January 10, 2014 at 7:26 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Lemonvariable72 - January 10, 2014 at 11:04 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Bad Writer - January 11, 2014 at 1:44 am
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by MitchBenn - January 10, 2014 at 8:49 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Jackalope - January 10, 2014 at 10:56 pm
RE: A Challenge for the Atheist - by Angrboda - January 10, 2014 at 10:33 pm

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