From: richard@biblewheel.com
Date: Wed Jul 23 2003 - 11:52:16 EDT
Hi Howard,
You present your argument as a criticism of how IDers change the definition
of ID. But I don't think this is what is really going on at all. Your
argument actually seems to be about the kind of Universe we live in. It
seems to boil down to saying God could not or would not create a Universe
where these two statements are both true:
1) The Universe had to be fine-tuned for life-supporting chemistry, stars,
etc.
2) The Universe could not produce life on its own.
As I see it, this is not an argument at all. It appears to be nothing but a
reassertion of faith in RFEP. I see absolutely nothing logically
inconsistent between propositions #1 and #2. Neither do I see any evidence
that contradicts either #1 or #2. In fact, our current state of knowledge
supports both #1 (fine-tuning has been observed) and #2 (biogenesis has
never been observed).
B'Shem El Elyon,
Richard
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