A Case Against Accident and Self-OrganizationRowman & Littlefield, 2001 - 272 pages Could accidental processes have caused the formation of a universe compatible with life? The author reviews the influence of metaphysical assumptions and examines issues related to the universe's creation, including the need for a Creator and the explanations offered by anthropic principles. |
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... Biology by Hubert Yockey . Copyright © 1992 by Cambridge University Press . Library of Congress Cataloging - in - Publication Data The hardback edition of this book was previously cataloged by the Library of Congress as follows ...
... Biology by Hubert Yockey . Copyright © 1992 by Cambridge University Press . Library of Congress Cataloging - in - Publication Data The hardback edition of this book was previously cataloged by the Library of Congress as follows ...
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... BIOLOGY ................ 3.1 . Definition of life ...... ............... 31 31 3.2 . DNA , RNA , protein synthesis and the genetic code .......... 34 3.3 . Theory of the emergence of life from accidental or chance processes 3.4 ...
... BIOLOGY ................ 3.1 . Definition of life ...... ............... 31 31 3.2 . DNA , RNA , protein synthesis and the genetic code .......... 34 3.3 . Theory of the emergence of life from accidental or chance processes 3.4 ...
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... biology .... ...... 181 181 ........... 182 .184 .187 187 188 7.3 Self - organization scenarios and the problem of complexity : the generation of information content . 7.4 . ALH84001 7.5 . The necessary bridge .......... 7.6 . Case ...
... biology .... ...... 181 181 ........... 182 .184 .187 187 188 7.3 Self - organization scenarios and the problem of complexity : the generation of information content . 7.4 . ALH84001 7.5 . The necessary bridge .......... 7.6 . Case ...
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Contents
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VI | 3 |
VII | 4 |
VIII | 5 |
X | 7 |
XI | 9 |
XII | 11 |
XIII | 17 |
LI | 108 |
LII | 113 |
LIII | 119 |
LIV | 120 |
LV | 121 |
LVI | 124 |
LVII | 127 |
LVIII | 128 |
XIV | 20 |
XV | 21 |
XVI | 22 |
XVII | 23 |
XVIII | 29 |
XIX | 31 |
XXIII | 34 |
XXIV | 38 |
XXV | 41 |
XXVII | 44 |
XXIX | 49 |
XXX | 51 |
XXXI | 58 |
XXXII | 60 |
XXXIII | 62 |
XXXIV | 64 |
XXXV | 65 |
XXXVI | 69 |
XXXVIII | 75 |
XXXIX | 77 |
XL | 79 |
XLI | 82 |
XLII | 89 |
XLIII | 92 |
XLIV | 101 |
XLV | 103 |
XLVIII | 104 |
L | 106 |
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