@skepteaser @toxicpath It's pseudo-random though, surely. Not actually random. It's governed by physical laws.
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@SIN_Notung@toxicpath natural history. The most tenable position is that we don't know what would happen if we reran the tape.
@skepteaser @SIN_Notung @toxicpath decay rates, mean lifetimes, etc. Your claim relies on a single atom being crucial (I think!).
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@PhilosophyExp@SIN_Notung@toxicpath Yes it does. A single alpha particle can arguably affect a reproductive process. -
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@PhilosophyExp@toxicpath I don't think, even if this is true, that it would falsify God 'setting up' evo with foreknowledge. -
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@PhilosophyExp@toxicpath God could 'load the die' so to speak, influencing these 'random' events to have a particular outcome. -
@SIN_Notung@PhilosophyExp@toxicpath The problem with dealing with magical actors is that they have no constraints. -
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@PhilosophyExp@toxicpath Right, but I'm not arguing in it's favour - I'm only showing that one particular argument fails.
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@PhilosophyExp @skepteaser@SIN_Notung it needs to be specific. The correct base pair at the correct time.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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