Philosopher: People Are in Denial About Fine-Tuning

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Quote from the featured video:
"𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴"

Goff thinks many people are in denial about fine-tuning, just like people in the 16th and 17th centuries resisted the idea that the Earth wasn’t at the centre of the cosmos.

Today, many resist the implications of fine-tuning because they fear it points to God. But dismissing powerful evidence just because it clashes with our worldview? That’s not clear thinking—it’s an example of bias.

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Featured interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPdo1tTi3MM
See 00:52:23 and following

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