The question of the so-called "fine-tuning" of the universe and its basic constants is one of the pet arguments of theists. One of the main reasons for it is that there is no obvious explanation
There are essentially four possible explanations:
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This fine-tuning is highly unlikely in a random possible universe, but God has ensured in his loving wisdom that it is so, so that we can come into being.
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This fine-tuning is highly unlikely in a random possible universe, but just by luck the one that exists is anthropic.
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This fine-tuning is highly unlikely in a random possible universe, but there are such a vast number of other
universes that it is not unlikely that at least one of them is anthropic. -
There are as yet undiscovered reasons why this fine-tuning is not highly unlikely in a random possible universe.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Although highly contested in the field of cosmology, there is evidence that the universe is significantly older than the 13.8 billion years old that we currently think. Roger Penrose, who himself remains highly skeptical of cyclic cosmology has determined that there are anomalous hot spots in the cosmic microwave background that are not accounted for in our current understanding of the big bang. His theory is that a universe predated this one, that stretched out until gravity itself collapsed. This would then create the necessary conditions for a following big bang, creating another universe.
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If this is true, then it is a statistical impossibility that we should not exist, in other words the third option would be correct.
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There is no such thing as 'statistical impossibility'. Either something is statistically significant or it is not. Statistics have no real meaning in this discussion since the fact is that we are alive. I again point out that the GREAT MAJORITY of the universe is not fit for life, making us an anomaly and hardly any significant indicator of how the universe came to be.
@sterlingdean I give you two dice and you roll them an infinite number of times. Will you get 7?
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