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Problems With the Argument From Fine Tuning
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It is shown that, even granting thefine tuning of the universe, it does not follow that the universe is improbable, thus no explanation of the fine tuning, theistic or otherwise, is required.Abstract:
The argument from fine tuning is supposed to establish the existence of God from the fact that the evolution of carbon-based life requires the laws of physics and the boundary conditions of the universe to be more or less as they are. We demonstrate that this argument fails. In particular, we focus on problems associated with the role probabilities play in the argument. We show that, even granting the fine tuning of the universe, it does not follow that the universe is improbable, thus no explanation of the fine tuning, theistic or otherwise, is required.read more
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The Teleological Argument: An Exploration of the Fine-Tuning of the Universe
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Absence of evidence and evidence of absence: evidential transitivity in connection with fossils, fishing, fine-tuning, and firing squads
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess the truth of the Law of Likelihood by using a probabilistic tool, and assess its truth by using the example of fossil intermediates.
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TL;DR: In this article, Barrow and Tipler examined the question of Mankind's place in the universe, taking the reader on a tour of many scientific disciplines and offering fascinating insights into issues such as the nature of life, the serach for extraterrestrial intelligence, and the past history and fate of our universe.
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A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes
TL;DR: A Brief History of Time remains a staple of the scientific canon, and its succinct and clear language continues to introduce millions to the universe and its wonders as discussed by the authors. But it has been criticised for its lack of detail.
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A Brief History of Time From the Big Bang to Black Holes
TL;DR: Near-death theory and near-death research reciprocally help explain some of the unanswered questions posed by Hawking, as he takes the reader through explanations of the very tiniest bits of matter to the very boundary of a vast universe.
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Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces that Shape the Universe
Martin J. Rees,Edward W. Kolb +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, Rees shows how the behaviour and origins of the universe can be explained by just six numbers, imprinted in the big bang, and devotes one chapter to explaining each.
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Dreams of a final theory : the search for the fundamental laws of nature
TL;DR: In this paper, Weinberg discusses beauty, the weakness of philosophy, the best ideas in physics and the honour of accepting a world without god, which is what I mean by a final theory.