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    Challenges→The actual distribution and quality of intelligent life constitutes evidence against omni-theism relative to source physicalism

    The most impressive intelligent organisms known to exist are merely human beings, who are self-centered, aggressive, and frequently commit atrocities such as killing, rape, and torture

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    atrocities(as used in ethics and descriptions of human wrongdoing)
    Extremely cruel, brutal, or wicked acts that cause serious harm and suffering to people.
    intelligent organisms(as used in comparative biology and philosophy of mind)
    Living things that can think, learn, solve problems, and understand complex ideas. Intelligence is usually measured by abilities like reasoning, memory, and adapting to new situations.
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    Focused mainly on your own needs, wants, and interests rather than caring about other people's wellbeing.

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    Individual human beings do commit vicious and evil acts75%The intellect is none of the particular beings it knows.73%The intellect is the likeness of the universe of beings not by its act...71%Human evil exists because human beings, by virtue of their selfishness...70%

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    Similar problems threaten to undermine appeals to fine-tuning—that is, appeals to the fact that a number of apparently independent physical parameters have values that, while not fixed by current physical theory, nevertheless happen to fall within a relatively narrow “life-permitting” range assuming no changes to other parameters. Arguably, given that fine-tuning is required for intelligent life and that an omni-God has reason to create intelligent life, we have more reason to expect fine-tuning

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