In a recent interview with Gary Gutting for the New York Times, Tim Maudlin, professor of philosophy at NYU, rejects arguments based on cosmology that seek to show that human beings have any special place: «No one looking at the vast extent of the universe and the completely random location of homo sapiens within it (in both space and time) could seriously maintain that the whole thing was intentionally created for us. (firstthings.com)
But there is a vast extent of ocean beyond my experience that is nevertheless continuous with that bit of ocean I know. (religion-online.org)
But there is a vast extent of ocean way beyond my ken that is nevertheless continuous with that bit of the ocean I know. (religion-online.org)