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SUMMARY:Evolution: Inevitable or Remarkable? - Prof. Peter Jeavons
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DESCRIPTION:The universe as a whole seems to have evolved from a simple be
 ginning over a long period of time in accordance with physical laws. Study
 ing and simulating that process in computer models has shown that these ph
 ysical laws\, and the initial conditions\, must be set remarkably precisel
 y\, in order for an interesting universe to develop\, one with sufficient 
 richness and complexity to sustain any form of life. This has become known
  as “cosmological fine tuning”.\n\nAt a more local level\, life on Ear
 th also seems to have evolved from a simple beginning over a long period o
 f time in accordance with biological principles. Biologists sometimes argu
 e that the process of natural selection is so powerful and robust that any
  system of reproducing elements that has a mechanism for inheritance will 
 inevitably develop into complex and highly adapted forms. In contrast\, I 
 will argue that studying and simulating that process in computer models ha
 s shown that the details of the selection process\, and the initial condit
 ions\, must be set remarkably precisely\, in order for an interesting biol
 ogical universe to develop. Hence\, I argue there is evidence for “biolo
 gical fine tuning”.\n\nBoth forms of fine tuning may be relevant to a sc
 ientifically informed design argument.
LOCATION:Shasha Suite\, Woolf Building\, Westminster College
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