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New atheist Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011) on fine-tuning of the universe

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Christopher Hitchens was one of the Four Horsemen of the Atheist Apocalypse. But he found fine-tuning of the universe a reasonable argument against his position:

In the meantime, new atheism has become the godlessness that failed.

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ET says:

January 11, 2021 at 7:30 am

Christopher Hitchens destroyed materialism and its bastard child, evolutionism, with one quote:

What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.

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Alan Fox Guys, get your stories straight. – Does the order of nature point...
relatd "As far as ID is concerned the intelligent design might have come from a highly advanced alien civilization, in which... – Does the order of nature point...
Querius Jerry @2, ID supports many religions but does not point to any specific one. No, ID doesn't support any religion.... – Does the order of nature point...
PyrrhoManiac1 Time for you to leave. You’re obviously not here to discuss. So what? Are you here to discuss? What, if... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
relatd AF at 269, Time for you to leave. You're obviously not here to discuss. – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
PyrrhoManiac1 . The reason he didnt get the Nobel, is that the Nobel Prize requires empirical confrimation, no matter how impresssive... – Stephen Hawking’s co-author: Hawking thought that...
Querius Critical Rationalist @94, Nice try, but no cigar. You forgot to mention that Philip Ball acknowledges that Hugh Everett, who... – Is there a center of the...
Alan Fox “Intelligent design refers to a scientific research program" O'rly! More wishful thinking! – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
relatd AF at 267, Oh brother. "Intelligent design refers to a scientific research program as well as a community of scientists,... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
Alan Fox Why?Why what?You’ve gotten the answer many times. An answer perhaps. But the answers vary depending on who is answering. Do... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
relatd AF at 265, Why? You've gotten the answer many times. – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
Alan Fox ...designs are present in the intelligent thought and action of the relevant designer before they are put on the ground... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
relatd Andrew at 4, Yes, like inorganic chemicals suddenly becoming organic, dragonflies weren't on the to-do list but just appeared one... – Of Dragonflies, Spitfires and Elliptical Wings
asauber "You mean it didn’t appear by accident?" Relatd, Happenstance maybe? Which do you buy- Primordial Soup? or Campbell's Cream of... – Of Dragonflies, Spitfires and Elliptical Wings
Alan Fox See @246 for a simple definition of ID that apparently has eluded you for nearly twenty years. Oh, wow, *scrolls... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
Querius Alan Fox @260, See @246 for a simple definition of ID that apparently has eluded you for nearly twenty years.... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
relatd Andrew at 2, You mean it didn't appear by accident? And the dragonfly knows exactly how to use the wings... – Of Dragonflies, Spitfires and Elliptical Wings
asauber "The beauty and subtlety of design! END" ...or just wait long enough and *poof* the emergent illusion of a highly... – Of Dragonflies, Spitfires and Elliptical Wings
kairosfocus AF, first, ID was long since defined as the scientific research programme that investigates whether entities can and do have... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
kairosfocus Of Dragonflies, Spitfires and Elliptical Wings – Of Dragonflies, Spitfires and Elliptical Wings
Alan Fox ...I keep asking, what is the explanation for the algorithmic code in DNA and mRNA, not a claim that it’s... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...

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