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Re:Ask HN: What books fundamentally changed the way you thin... by otalp on Monday March 06, 2017 @02:11PM (#13805162)
Given the scarcity of life in the universe in general, and the alarming rate of extinction in nature - more than 99% of all living things to ever exist are extinct, it's one thing to say the universe was designed with a purpose. But you can't really say that it was designed with life in mind. Life, and Earth- do not occupy a privilaged position in the universe. If you accept that- and all evidence points to that being the case, you cannot make a case for a theistic God.
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Re:Ask HN: What books fundamentally changed the way you thin... by metaphorm on Monday March 06, 2017 @03:01PM (#13805574)
you sound much too certain about this. the fact is we really know almost nothing about extra-terrestrial life.

I'm not making an argument in any way shape or form for a divine creation to the universe. I'm just trying to point out that you're making claims you can't possibly support with evidence and sounding as if you're certain of them in the way that people are certain about evidence backed claims. in other words, you're speaking from dogma not from knowledge.

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