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Old 08-19-2005, 10:18 AM
adamstewart adamstewart is offline
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Default Re: Either Life Exists Elsewhere or The Universe is finite.

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Exactly, it comes down to an argument of what's possible. It's entirely possible that a universe could exist and be filled with nothing but blank space. Or, there could be an infinite number of infinite universes, and we're the one where life only exists on one planet. Just because the universe is infinite doesn't mean everything that could exist will exist.

Therefore, the original argument is bankrupt.

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Wrong.


We exist. Therefore the probability that life exists is greater than zero.

No one has come up with a 'machine to destroy the universe.' (We know this because the universe still exists, otherwise we wouldn't exist). Therefore, it cannot be stated that the probability of a universe-destroying-machine is greater than zero.

My arguement still stands. Your's does not.


Adam
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