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God, Chance and Purpose
Can God Have It Both Ways?
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Scientific accounts of existence give chance a central role. At the smallest level, quantum theory involves uncertainty and evolution is driven by chance and necessity. These ideas do not fit easily with theology in which chance has been seen as the enemy of purpose. One option is to argue, as proponents of Intelligent Design do, that chance is not real and can be replaced by the work of a Designer. Others adhere to a deterministic theology in which God is in total control. Neither of these views, it is argued, does justice to the complexity of nature or the greatness of God. The thesis of this book is that chance is neither unreal nor non-existent but an integral part of God's creation. This view is expounded, illustrated and defended by drawing on the resources of probability theory and numerous examples from the natural and social worlds.
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Cambridge University Press; February 2008
272 pages; ISBN 9780511380396
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272 pages; ISBN 9780511380396
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Subject categories
- Academic > Religion > Abrahamic Religions > Christianity > Doctrinal Theology > History of specific doctrines and movements. Heresies and schisms
- Academic > Philosophy > Philosophical logic > Speculative philosophy > Cosmology, Including teleology, space and time, structure of matter, plurality of worlds
- Academic > Philosophy > Speculative philosophy
- Science > Philosophy & Social Aspects
- Philosophy
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0511380399
9780511380396
9780511383502
9780521880855

