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37211250 |
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OCoLC |
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20240221210047.0 |
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970610s1997 mdua b 001 0 eng |
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| LC control number |
97025885 |
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GB9819175 |
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bnb |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0847689662 |
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(cloth ; |
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alk. paper) |
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9780847689668 |
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(cloth ; |
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alk. paper) |
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0761808132 |
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9780761808138 |
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(OCoLC)37211250 |
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(OCoLC)1083392352 |
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(OCoLC)1086646458 |
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DLC |
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eng |
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| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QH325 |
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.O84 1997 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
ARCH YNDC 576.8 O96C |
| Edition number |
21 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Overman, Dean L |
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16546 |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
A case against accident and self-organization / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Dean L. Overman |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Lanham : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Rowman & Littlefield, |
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©1997 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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xx, 244 pages : |
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illustrations ; |
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23 cm |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-236) and index |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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Introduction -- Verbal and mathematical logic relating to questions presented -- Case against accident from mathematical probabilities in molecular biology -- The problem of complexity : the generation of sufficient information content -- Case against accident from precision of values in particle astrophysics required for the formation of life -- Ethical implications of chance or impersonal beginning -- Summary and conclusion -- Appendix : some important physical values |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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In this book, Dean L. Overman uses logical principles and mathematical calculations to answer the questions that have long perplexed biologists and astrophysicists: Is it mathematically possible that accidental processes caused the formation of the first form of living matter from non-living matter? Could accidental processes have caused the formation of a universe compatible with life? Are current self-organization scenarios for the formation of the first living matter plausible? |
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Overman reviews the influence of metaphysical assumptions in logical analysis, and discusses the principles of logic applicable to these questions, examining the limitations of verbal and mathematical logic. He proceeds to demonstrate that it is mathematically impossible that accidental processes produced the first living matter. The author also examines other issues related to the creation of the universe, including Stephen Hawking's no boundary proposal, the need for a Creator as the preserving cause of the universe, and the explanations offered by the weak and strong anthropic principles |
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Life |
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Origin |
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915 |
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Molecular biology |
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16547 |
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Probabilities |
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16548 |
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Self-organizing systems |
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16549 |
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Cosmology |
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281 |
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Nuclear astrophysics |
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16550 |
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Evolution (Biology) |
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Philosophy |
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Online version: |
| Main entry heading |
Overman, Dean L. |
| Title |
Case against accident and self-organization. |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, ©1997 |
| Record control number |
(OCoLC)645893718 |
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Archives |
