We may be the first unintelligently created world containing intelligence. However, if ever we create (through simulation, terraforming, cosmoforming or any other mechanism) a significant number of worlds like those in our past, it will become (subjective probability) almost certain that we are already living in an intelligently created world. For more explanation of the formal argument, which is an extension of the Simulation Argument, check out this video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4982417278432917073&ei=aaYhSYOiGYSKqQPHv_DCBw&q=new+god+argument&hl=en
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We may be the first unintelligently created world containing intelligence. However, if ever we create (through simulation, terraforming, cosmoforming or any other mechanism) a significant number of worlds like those in our past, it will become (subjective probability) almost certain that we are already living in an intelligently created world. For more explanation of the formal argument, which is an extension of the Simulation Argument, check out this video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4982417278432917073&ei=aaYhSYOiGYSKqQPHv_DCBw&q=new+god+argument&hl=en