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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Preface | |
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| Powers of Ten | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Verbal and Mathematical Logic Relating to Questions Presented | |
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| Influence of metaphysical assumptions | |
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| Thoughts as products of accidents | |
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| Valid and false reasoning | |
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| Valid and invalid syllogisms | |
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| Extrapolations from a small amount of data | |
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| Inconsistencies within the context of terms | |
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| Hidden assumptions and contrivances in mathematics | |
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| Circular reasoning | |
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| Failure to confirm hypothesis and assumed validity of alternate explanation | |
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| Confusing sequence with cause | |
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| Modification of question presented | |
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| Limits on logic: lawyers, liars, and Godel's Incompleteness Theorem in mathematics | |
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| Uncertainty in quantum mechanics | |
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| Case Against Accident from Mathematical Probabilities in Molecular Biology | |
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| Definition of life | |
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| DNA, RNA, protein synthesis and the genetic code | |
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| Theory of the emergence of life from accidental or chance processes | |
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| Facticious flaws in the Miller and Urey line of experiments | |
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| Less reducing atmosphere of early earth | |
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| Inefficacy of random distribution of left and right handed molecules as building blocks for life | |
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| Dilution processes in the prebiotic soup and the prevention of formation of polypeptides | |
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| Factor of facticious manipulation of researcher | |
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| Limited time available for formation of life from accidental or chance processes | |
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| Calculating mathematical probabilities of accidental or chance events | |
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| Mathematical probability of random protein/enzyme and bacterium formation | |
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| Calculations of Sir Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe for random generation of a simple enzyme and calculations for a single celled bacterium | |
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| Calculations of Hubert Yockey for random generation of a single molecule of iso-1-cytochrome c protein | |
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| Calculations of Bradley and Thaxton for random production of a single protein | |
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| Calculations of Harold Morowitz for single celled bacterium developing from accidental or chance processes | |
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| Calculations of Bernd-Olaf Kuppers for the random generation of the sequence of a bacterium | |
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| Additional challenges from complexity | |
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| The Problem of Complexity: The Generation of Sufficient Information Content | |
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| Absence of plausible method of generating sufficient information content into inorganic matter even in a system far from equilibrium | |
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| Insufficiency of energy flow alone to generate adequate information content | |
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| The improbability of RNA as a catalyst for the origin of life | |
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| Other theories of self-organization in nonequilibrium systems | |
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| Order without specified complexity | |
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| Silicate crystals: self-replication without specified complexity | |
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| Deep sea hydrothermal vents | |
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| Metabolism recapitulating biogenesis | |
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| Complexity on the edge of chaos | |
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| ALH84001 | |
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| Present absence of a plausible scientific theory for generating information content into inert matter | |
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| Case Against Accident from Precision of Values in Particle Astrophysics Required for the Formation of Life | |
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| Background foundation for discussion of precision of values in particle astrophysics | |
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| Hubble's discovery of the expansion of the universe | |
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| The Big Bang theory | |
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| Blackbody radiation evidence for the Big Bang | |
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| The singularity ad initium and the singularities of black holes | |
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| The four fundamental forces, quantum particle structure and grand unified theories | |
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| Four fundamental forces | |
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| Theory of quantum particle structure and quantum chromodynamics | |
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| Overview | |
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| Antiparticles | |
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| Analogies between atomic and subatomic world | |
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| Leptons | |
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| Quarks | |
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| Dimensionless features of quarks and leptons, the singularity, and the excess of particles over antiparticles | |
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| Grand unified extra dimensional theories | |
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| Guts and strings | |
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| Symmetry and Kaluza-Klein extra dimensional theories | |
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| Supersymmetry and supergravity theories | |
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| String theories | |
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| Particle and fundamental force activity in the early universe | |
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| Examples of precision of values in particle astrophysics necessary for life | |
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| Resonance precision required for existence of carbon, a necessary element for life | |
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| Explosive power of Big Bang precisely matched to power of gravity; density precisely matched with critical density | |
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| Delicate balance in strong nuclear force | |
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| Balancing of gravitational force and electromagnetic force | |
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| Meticulous balance between number of electrons and protons | |
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| Precision in electromagnetic force and ratio of proton mass to electron mass and neutron mass to proton mass | |
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| Big Bang's defiance of Second Law of Thermodynamics and gravity's cumulative effect | |
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| Delicate balance of values related to weak nuclear force | |
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| Precision in the number of dimensions | |
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| Fine tuning in masses of particles, fundamental values and existence of unchanging types of particles required for DNA | |
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| Precision in the agreement between abstract mathematics and the laws of the physical world | |
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| Conclusion: abundance of evidence from precision of values against accidental formation of a universe compossible with life | |
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| Speculations to avoid a beginning out of true nothingness | |
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| Conjecture of an oscillating universe | |
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| Conjectures of quantum fluctuations, wave functions and no boundaries | |
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| The curtain at Planck time | |
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| Quantum fluctuations | |
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| Wave function and the no boundary proposal | |
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| Hawking's question and the need of a creator as causa essendi | |
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| The no boundary proposal and the Second Law of Thermodynamics | |
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| Weak and strong anthropic principles | |
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| Ethical Implications of Chance or Impersonal Beginning | |
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| Summary and Conclusion | |
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| Questions presented | |
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| Case against accident from probabilities in molecular biology | |
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| Self-organization scenarios and the problem of complexity: the generation of information content | |
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| ALH84001 | |
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| The necessary bridge | |
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| Case against accident from probabilities related to precision of values in particle astrophysics | |
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| Some Important Physical Values | |
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| Notes | |
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| Selected Bibliography | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |