Book: Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe

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No matter how rare the conditions allowing complex life prove to be, this alone can never be an argument in favor of intelligent design. Those conditions have to exist for anyone to actually notice. That we notice them here on Earth tells us nothing beyond the fact that those conditions are possible.

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That'll be a nice challenge to take on, enjoy. You've summed up the hurdle right here though. A meteorite came thru my roof, smashed thru the light bulb, bouced off a door hinge, went thru the oak bookcase, penetrated a book and stopped just touching the words "lucky me". If any of 1,000's of conditions it had encountered were slightly different, it would have stopped somewhere else, if it even hit earth. Thicker oak, lower hinge, bigger light bulb, cooler day, etc. How could that ever prove 'purpose' or 'intent'? Iow, it has to stop somewhere.

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