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It seems like this needs a version of Russell's Turkey -
A turkey looks around at the world he lives in. There is daily food, a fence to keep out predators, friends, and all seems well. The turkey concludes that the world must have been designed for turkey life. The turkey is then decapitated and served up for dinner.
Even if the universe were designed with humans in mind, does that mean that the thought was one we would appreciate?
Why "The Universe Is Perfectly Fine-Tuned For Life" Is a Terrible Argument for God
This piece was originally published on AlterNet. "But the Universe is so perfectly fine-tuned for life. What are the chances that this happened by accident? Doesn't it seem like the Universe had to have been created this way on purpose?" As I've written before: Many arguments for religion and a...
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