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Religions > Atheism |
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"david ford" |
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18 Oct 2003 12:25:05 AM |
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Re: Wald on spontaneous generation |
Einstein thought a super-intelligence designed physics
http://www.google.com/groups?selm=Pine.SGI.3.96A.980828014215.21206A-100000%40umbc8.umbc.edu
On Fri, 17 Oct 2003, Kevin Aylward wrote:
[snip]
Again, other words of
Einstein's are "did god have any choice in constructing the
universe?". Note, that Einstein did not in any way shape or
form believe in any conscious god.
Current science indicates that everything is very finely tuned indeed. A
small change in any basic constant, would appear to make this universe
not possible. Of course, it might be possible that a true supreme being
could sidestep these issues, but I don't see how that question could
ever be answered.
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| User: "Happy Dog" |
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| Title: Re: Wald on spontaneous generation |
18 Oct 2003 02:22:26 AM |
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"david ford" <dford3@gl.umbc.edu> wrote in message
news:Pine.LNX.4.44L.01.0310180130460.5128-100000@linux1.gl.umbc.edu...
Einstein thought a super-intelligence designed physics
http://www.google.com/groups?selm=Pine.SGI.3.96A.980828014215.21206A-100000%40umbc8.umbc.edu
That's a common misreading of some popular quotes. Einstein was simply
waxing romantic about the seemingly imcomprehensible beauty of of the laws
of nature. He did not believe that there was a watchmaker. There are
many quotes that explicitly state this.
le moo
On Fri, 17 Oct 2003, Kevin Aylward wrote:
[snip]
Again, other words of
Einstein's are "did god have any choice in constructing the
universe?". Note, that Einstein did not in any way shape or
form believe in any conscious god.
Current science indicates that everything is very finely tuned indeed. A
small change in any basic constant, would appear to make this universe
not possible. Of course, it might be possible that a true supreme being
could sidestep these issues, but I don't see how that question could
ever be answered.
.
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