Re: George Coyne and Richard Dawkins

On Mon, 20 May 2024 17:16:16 +0100, Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> wrote:

In this interview, at the point I link to:
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https://youtu.be/68ejfHahFK4?t=254
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Father Coyne offers Neodarwinian Evolution as an explanation for, among
other things, the origin of the universe. And Professor Dawkins agrees
with him. How does evolution of any kind have anything to do with the
origin of the universe? surely it would need something to evolve from?

I got the impression that he was using "evolution" in a wider sense
than just *biological* evolution, that life itself "evolved" from
chemical reactions.

A fascinating interview that I had not seen before, thanks for the
link. Whilst I was aware of George Coyne, I never really explored his
ideas before and I was fascinated by how much what he was saying
echoed my own beliefs and ideas - there was nothing he said that I
would argue with and I thought he handled Dawkins extremely well.