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Christian apologist [[William Lane Craig]] also has used Occam's razor to argue against [[polytheism]]. He argues that the [[Kalam Cosmological Argument]] argues against [[atheism]], and that Occam's Razor would only require the existence of one god. <ref>Strobel, 2004</ref>

Christian apologist [[William Lane Craig]] also has used Occam's razor to argue against [[polytheism]]. He argues that the [[Kalam Cosmological Argument]] argues against [[atheism]], and that Occam's Razor would only require the existence of one god. <ref>Strobel, 2004</ref>

Additionally, some supporters of [[intelligent design]] argue that the nature of the Universe is so complex that it is almost certain to have a dedicated creator. There is approximately a 1 in 10⁴⁰ chance of the Universe and all its life generating properties occurring purely by chance. For instance, [[water]] is the only substance that expands when frozen. Were it not for this property, frozen bodies of water would probably never unfreeze. Since intelligent design advocates believe in evolution (albeit not of the Darwinian variety), they argue that life could never have evolved were it not for this property of water. Additionally, ID advocates (who are by extension [[old earth creationism|old earth creationists]] point out that if the force of gravity were even slightly stronger than it is, the Universe would have collapsed shortly after the [[Big Bang]]. Additionally, if it were slightly weaker, stars and planets would never have formed. There are numerous other examples, and this does not even include the complexity of amino acids needed to form life. The odds of this happening by chance are, according to [EvolutionDeceit.com http://www.evolutiondeceit.com/chapter11_1.php] 1 in 10⁹⁵⁰. Of course, this could only happen in the event that the Universe has its current potential. Therefore, the odds of the amino acids emerging by chance in a Universe that can support it (that also emerges by chance) are 1 in 10⁹⁹⁰. Occam's razor would therefore state that if there is more than a 1 in 10⁹⁹⁰ chance that God created the Universe and humans, and that it therefore did not occur by chance, then this is the most likely explanation.

Additionally, some supporters of [[intelligent design]] argue that the nature of the Universe is so complex that it is almost certain to have a dedicated creator. There is approximately a 1 in 10⁴⁰ chance of the Universe and all its life generating properties occurring purely by chance. For instance, [[water]] is the only substance that expands when frozen. Were it not for this property, frozen bodies of water would probably never unfreeze. Since intelligent design advocates believe in evolution (albeit not of the Darwinian variety), they argue that life could never have evolved were it not for this property of water. Additionally, ID advocates (who are by extension [[old earth creationism|old earth creationists]] point out that if the force of gravity were even slightly stronger than it is, the Universe would have collapsed shortly after the [[Big Bang]]. Additionally, if it were slightly weaker, stars and planets would never have formed. There are numerous other examples, and this does not even include the complexity of amino acids needed to form life. The odds of this happening by chance are, according to [http://www.evolutiondeceit.com/chapter11_1.php EvolutionDeceit.com] 1 in 10⁹⁵⁰. Of course, this could only happen in the event that the Universe has its current potential. Therefore, the odds of the amino acids emerging by chance in a Universe that can support it (that also emerges by chance) are 1 in 10⁹⁹⁰. Occam's razor would therefore state that if there is more than a 1 in 10⁹⁹⁰ chance that God created the Universe and humans, and that it therefore did not occur by chance, then this is the most likely explanation.

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