Programs, bugs, DNA and a design argument Alexander R. Pruss may 27, 2004
| Abstract | I argue that an examination of the analogy between the notion of a bug and that of a genetic defect supports an analogy not just between a computer program and DNA, but between a computer program designed by a programmer and DNA. This provides an analogical teleological argument for the existence of a highly intelligent designer. | |||||||||
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