A Universe Designed for Life?
Why are the laws of nature so special ("fine-tuned") that the universe gives rise to intelligent creatures like ourselves, who can observe it and discover those laws? Is there really anything to explain, given that, if this were otherwise, we would not be here to pose the question? Can some better t...
| Publicado en: | Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 1218 - 1240 |
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Dec2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=191458060&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 191458060 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 05912385 ZYG jtl: Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science issn: 05912385 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2025 vid: 60 iid: 4 pid: 15576 pub: Open Library of Humanities artinfo: ui: 191458060 10.16995/zygon.16294 ppf: 1218 ppct: 22 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 723KB tig: atl: A Universe Designed for Life? aug: au: Holder, Rodney D. affil: Former Course Director, Faraday Institute for Science and Religion Fellow Commoner, St. Edmund's College, Cambridge, UK su: Universe Multiverse theory Creationism Unified field theories Physical cosmology Physical laws sug: subj: Universe Multiverse theory Creationism Unified field theories Physical cosmology Physical laws ab: Why are the laws of nature so special ("fine-tuned") that the universe gives rise to intelligent creatures like ourselves, who can observe it and discover those laws? Is there really anything to explain, given that, if this were otherwise, we would not be here to pose the question? Can some better theory (a theory of everything?) do what is required by calculating the constants, so removing all free parameters from the equations? Alternatively, can the existence of a multiverse, a vast or infinite collection of universes, explain the specialness of this universe? Or, in the light of discoveries in modern cosmology, can we still speak of a divine mind behind the creation? These are the questions explored in this article. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science is the property of Open Library of Humanities and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science holder: Open Library of Humanities dt: @attributes: year: 2025 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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