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SUMMARY:Evolution: Inevitable or Remarkable?
LOCATION:Cambridge University: Woolf Institute
DESCRIPTION:The universe as a whole seems to have evolved from a simple be
 ginning over a long period of time in accordance with physical laws. Study
 ing and simulating that process in computer models has shown that these ph
 ysical laws\, and the initial conditions\, must be set remarkably precisel
 y\, in order for an interesting universe to develop\, one with sufficient 
 richness and complexity to sustain any form of life. This has become known
  as “cosmological fine tuning”. At a more local level\, life on Earth 
 also seems to have evolved from a simple beginning over a long period of t
 ime in accordance with biological principles. Biologists sometimes argue t
 hat the process of natural selection is so powerful and robust that any sy
 stem of reproducing elements that has a mechanism for inheritance will ine
 vitably develop into complex and highly adapted forms. In contrast\, I wil
 l argue that studying and simulating that process in computer models has s
 hown that the details of the selection process\, and the initial condition
 s\, must be set remarkably precisely\, in order for an interesting biologi
 cal universe to develop. Hence\, I argue there is evidence for “biologic
 al fine tuning”. Both forms of fine tuning may be relevant to a scientif
 ically informed design argument.
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