William Lane Craig, William A. Dembski, Stephen C. Meyer, Richard Weikart and Robin Collins
June 13, 2000
This comprehensive volume covers the history of science and religion in Western Civilization with dozens of contributions from leading scholars. The volume has numerous contributors, and those affiliated with Discovery Institute are Robin Collins, William Lane Craig, William A. Dembski, Stephen C. Meyer, and Richard Weikart.
I. Introduction The Evidence of Fine-tuning1 Suppose we went on a mission to Mars, and found a domed structure in which everything was set up just right for life to exist. The temperature, for example, was set around 70o F and the humidity was at 50%; moreover, there was an oxygen recycling system, an energy gathering system, and a whole system for the production of food. Put simply, the domed structure appeared to be a fully functioning biosphere. What conclusion would we draw from finding this structure? Would we draw the conclusion that it just happened to form by chance? Certainly not. Instead, we would unanimously conclude that it was designed by some intelligent being. Why would we draw this conclusion? Because an intelligent designer appears to be the only plausible …
