Evidence for fine-tuning

God and Design: The Teleological Argument and Modern Science

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 178-199

  Collins, Robin ^a  

^a MESSIAH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 60949513800     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203398265     Document Type: Chapter

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