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CC122: Answering Objections to the Fine-Tuning Argument with Dr. Robin Collins & Dr. Josh Rasmussen

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Douglas Adams's Puddle Analogies

Douglas adams's puddle analogy, which surprisingly, was one of the main objections that popped up twitter. This is supposedly, this is supposed to just completely debunk the fine tuning argument. If you're looking at the puddle and this just particulars of the whole, why would god create that particular whole versus all the others? So it's very improbable there'd be that particular whole. And so in this puddled case, it would only work if it'd only be a good analogy. But otherwise, you don't have an argument for thinking thats god would have a good reason for producing that particular hole.

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