Tagged: Fine-tuned Universe

Puddles and ’fine-tuning’ - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Apr 29, 2012 •

• creationism,
• Douglas Adams,
• evolution,
• fine tuning,
• Fine-tuned Universe,
• intelligent design,
• philosophy,
• religion,
• Sciblogs

I like this image. It really brings home the implications of Douglas Adams‘ comment ridiculing creationist assumptions. Image credit: kingofgeek. It also puts the so-called “fine-tuning” arguments in their place. These have got the situation “arse about face.” Far from … Continue reading → … Read More

Fine-tuning fallacies - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Nov 10, 2011 •

• anthropic principle,
• big bang,
• book review,
• creationism,
• faith,
• fine tuning,
• Fine-tuned Universe,
• Fred Hoyle,
• god,
• Hydrogen,
• intelligent design,
• Neutron,
• nuclear effcieincy,
• philosophy,
• physics,
• Proton,
• religion,
• Sciblogs,
• universe,
• Victor J. Stenger,
• Victor Stenger

In Fiddling with “fine-tuning” I discussed the way theologians and philosophers of religion have used claims of fine-tuning of the cosmological constant erroneously. That they have taken the fact that the value of the measured cosmological constant is 120 orders of … Continue reading → … Read More