Cosmic Fine-Tuning Archives - Jonathan McLatchie

The Prior Environmental Fitness of Nature: An Argument for the Existence of God

Cosmic Fine-Tuning, Cosmic Fine-Tuning, Existence of God, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Probability Theory, Science / jmclatchie

Over the past several decades, science has amassed considerable evidence of design in nature – evidences which may be drawn from both the physical and life sciences. This evidence suggests, contrary to popular wisdom, that the Universe was made with us in mind – that it was intended for beings like ourselves. In this article, we will consider a sample of evidences that force us to reconsider man’s place in the Universe.

The Prior Environmental Fitness of Nature: An Argument for the Existence of God Read More »

What is Bayes’ Theorem, and What Does It Have to Do with Arguments for God?

2 Comments / Biological Design, Cosmic Fine-Tuning, Cosmic Fine-Tuning, Existence of God, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Probability Theory, Science / jmclatchie

One way to frame the argument for the existence of God is to consider the evidence that we self-evidently live in what I call a moral choice arena. What is a moral choice arena? A moral choice arena is simply a community of persons, not necessarily humans, but persons in circumstances where they can engage in what we at least call moral decision-making, where they interact and mold themselves in what gets called morally significant ways.

What is Bayes’ Theorem, and What Does It Have to Do with Arguments for God? Read More »

Atheist Matt Dillahunty Goes After Intelligent Design — and Stumbles

Cosmic Fine-Tuning, Cosmic Fine-Tuning, Existence of God, Philosophy, Science / jmclatchie

Dillahunty’s argumentation may be appealing to those who are unacquainted with ID or the classical arguments for the existence of God — which I suspect comprises the majority of his Atheist Experience audience. But to any fair-minded individual, Dillahunty’s arguments reveal that he has not interacted in any meaningful fashion with the primary literature by advocates of ID or theism.

Atheist Matt Dillahunty Goes After Intelligent Design — and Stumbles Read More »

JONATHAN MCLATCHIE

Cosmic Fine-Tuning

The Prior Environmental Fitness of Nature: An Argument for the Existence of God

What is Bayes’ Theorem, and What Does It Have to Do with Arguments for God?

Atheist Matt Dillahunty Goes After Intelligent Design — and Stumbles

SUBSCRIBE

SUBSCRIBE for latest ARTICLES, VIDEOS & events