Something from Nothing A tornado tears into a Boeing factory and picks up all of the parts for a 747, slaps them together and deposits them an the runway with engines firing ready to go. Could this ever happen? Given enough time in an endless and eternal universe, one might say it is theoretically possible, yet highly unlikely. But wait - there is no factory. A tornado tears into the earth, digs up enough raw copper for 10,000 feet of wiring, enough silicon for 60,000 computer ships, enough tin for a 300 foot plane, mines it all and throws a monstrous flying machine together. It also picks up 25 cows and tans their hides, putting them together for seats in first class. Could this ever happen? Given enough time in an endless and eternal universe, one might say it is theoretically possible. Yet, this, too is highly unlikely. But wait, there is no earth. For your “chance created the universe” argument, you would have to go with this one: A tornado tears into nothing... But there is no tornado yet. You would have to argue: “Nothing tears into nothing... and out came everything.” Does this argument work for you?
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