The Argument From Scale Revisited

Several philosophers and scientists have claimed that modern cosmology forces us to think that humans are insignificant from the cosmic point of view. This argument for atheism derived from the scale of the universe became popular in the twentieth century, but its roots are long. Interestingly, it h...

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Subtitles:Theme articles: Astrotheology & astroethics
Main Author: Vainio, Olli-Pekka 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2018]
In: Theology and science
Year: 2018, Volume: 16, Issue: 4, Pages: 439-446
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
CF Christianity and Science
NBC Doctrine of God
NBD Doctrine of Creation
NBE Anthropology
Further subjects:B Atheism
B Argument from scale
B Cosmology
B principle of plenitude
B anantropocentrism
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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