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Cosmology
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How can we satisfy ourselves without going on in infinitum? And, after all, what satisfaction is there in that infinite progression? Let us remember the story of the Indian philosopher and his elephant. It was never more applicable than to the present subject. If the material world rests upon a similar ideal world, this ideal world must rest upon some other; and so on, without end. It were better, therefore, never to look beyond the present material world.
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― Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
― Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
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There's no obvious reason to assume that the very same rare properties that allow for our existence would also provide the best overall setting to make discoveries about the world around us. We don't think this is merely coincidental. It cries out for another explanation, an explanation that... points to purpose and intelligent design in the cosmos.
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― The Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos Is Designed for Discovery
― The Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos Is Designed for Discovery
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