A Case Against Accident and Self-OrganizationRowman & Littlefield, 2001 - 272 Seiten 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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... Probabilities . 4. Self - organizing systems . 5. Cosmology . 6. Nuclear astrophysics . 7. Evolution - Philosophy . I. Title QH325.084 1997 576.8'3 - dc21 ISBN 0-7425-1167-7 ( pbk .: alk . paper00 ) Printed in the United States of ...
... Probabilities . 4. Self - organizing systems . 5. Cosmology . 6. Nuclear astrophysics . 7. Evolution - Philosophy . I. Title QH325.084 1997 576.8'3 - dc21 ISBN 0-7425-1167-7 ( pbk .: alk . paper00 ) Printed in the United States of ...
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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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... probabilities of accidental or chance events .................. ................. 51 58 3.7 . Mathematical probability of random protein / enzyme and bacterium formation . ............. 3.7.1 . Calculations of Sir Fred Hoyle and Chandra ...
... probabilities of accidental or chance events .................. ................. 51 58 3.7 . Mathematical probability of random protein / enzyme and bacterium formation . ............. 3.7.1 . Calculations of Sir Fred Hoyle and Chandra ...
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... probabilities in molecular 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 ...
... probabilities in molecular 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 ...
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