nIt has been argued that
given massive lengths of time and a universe
to work in, the unlikely becomes likely:
n“Given infinite time, or
infinite opportunities, anything is possible. The large numbers proverbially furnished by astronomy,
and the large time spans
characteristic of geology, combine to turn topsy-turvy our everyday estimates of what is expected and
what is miraculous.” Richard Dawkins (1989) The Blind Watchmaker: Why the evidence of evolution reveals a universe without
design. W. W. Norton and Co. New York. p139.
nDawkins says that while life looks designed, the designer was not God, but massive chance coupled with natural
selection. Nature was the designer
nIn The Panda’s Thumb, Stephen J. Gould argues that life does not look designed