Dr. Lanza writes:
“The world appears to be designed for life, not just at the microscopic scale of the atom, but at the level of the universe itself. Scientists have discovered that the universe has a long list of traits that make it appear as if everything it contains — from atoms to stars — was tailor-made just for us.”
(From a sector of the government where some of our tax money is being well-spent) let us take a look at a very small part of this non-existent universe that was made just for us:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090623.html
And at the nearest star we have this:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090531.html
Lanza’s argument forms nothing new and nothing that can be proven. He posits that the universe was created to form us because we think we are here. But it could be posited just as well that the universe is very large and hostile to human life. So hostile that our fragile bodies must be encapsulated if we venture only the slightest way away from where we think we are and into it.
And isn’t it a bit strange that almost all sane humans perceive the same reality, as demonstrated by human communication and science?
“If your knees are jerking on reading this thesis, it’s fair to point out that Dr. Lanza’s credentials are impeccable. U.S. News & World Report has called him a “renegade thinker” and a “genius.””
Sure, sure. Same for Al Gore and Jimmy Carter. What distinguished gentlemen! The argument from authority, especially the wrong authority, is the weakest.
