Swinburne, Richard Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion, University of Oxford
Print publication date: 1996 (this edition)
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: May 2007
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-823544-6
doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198235446.003.0005
 

Richard Swinburne
The Universe is governed by very simple laws of nature which exist (together with the boundary conditions of the universe) to produce humans. God may be expected to produce a universe like this because of the goodness of humans; but it is immensely unlikely that mere chance would produce such a universe. Although Darwinian evolution is part of the explanation of the existence of humans, its own operation requires explanation, ultimately provided by God.
Keywords: Darwinism, humans, laws of nature, simplicity, universe
doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198235446.003.0005
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