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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... : lawyers , liars , and Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem in mathematics .......... 2.5 . Uncertainty in quantum mechanics .......... 9 11 17 21 2220 23 ........ 29 PART III : CASE AGAINST ACCIDENT FROM MATHEMATICAL PROBABILITIES IN vii.
... : lawyers , liars , and Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem in mathematics .......... 2.5 . Uncertainty in quantum mechanics .......... 9 11 17 21 2220 23 ........ 29 PART III : CASE AGAINST ACCIDENT FROM MATHEMATICAL PROBABILITIES IN vii.
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Dean L. Overman. PART III : CASE AGAINST ACCIDENT FROM MATHEMATICAL PROBABILITIES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ... Mathematical probability of random protein / enzyme and bacterium formation . ............. 3.7.1 . Calculations of ...
Dean L. Overman. PART III : CASE AGAINST ACCIDENT FROM MATHEMATICAL PROBABILITIES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ... Mathematical probability of random protein / enzyme and bacterium formation . ............. 3.7.1 . Calculations of ...
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... mathematics and the laws of the physical world ................. 5.2.12 . Conclusion : abundance of evidence from precision of values against accidental formation of a universe compossible with life ........... 5.3 Speculations to avoid ...
... mathematics and the laws of the physical world ................. 5.2.12 . Conclusion : abundance of evidence from precision of values against accidental formation of a universe compossible with life ........... 5.3 Speculations to avoid ...
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Contents
V | 1 |
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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