A Vigorous Debate on the Fine-Tuning Argument | #37 Troy Dana

Troy Dana joins me to debate the fine-tuning argument for God, as well as his anti-design fine-tuning argument.Check out Troy's YouTube channel, along with Troy's written version of his anti-design argument.To support the channel, do please oh please⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠consider donating.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Feel free to follow me on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction.00:00:57 Overview of the FTA.00:04:49 Troy's anti-design FTA.00:13:40 Likelihood of fine-tuning given bare design.00:25:09 Discovering the digits of pi in the cosmic microwave background.00:33:11 Double counting the evidence?00:40:37 Bayesianism breaks down in cosmic contexts?00:44:43 Return of awesome theistic evidence.01:00:36 We'll pursue this in writing.01:01:24 Troy's second anti-design argument.01:11:10 Prior probability of theism.

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