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Cosmological Constant Not Fine Tuned For Life
eldavojohn writes "A common argument one might encounter in intelligent design or the arduous process of resolving science with religion is that the physical constants of our world are fine tuned for life by some creator or designer. A University of Alberta theoretical physicist claims quite the opposite when it comes to the cosmological constant. His paper says that our ever expanding universe has a positive cosmological constant and he explains that the optimum cosmological constant for maximizing the chances of life in the universe would be slightly negative: 'any positive value of the constant would tend to decrease the fraction of matter that forms into galaxies, reducing the amount available for life. Therefore the measured value of the cosmological constant, which is positive, is evidence against the idea that the constants have been fine-tuned for life.'"
This god we're talking about.
He know's everything that's happening and can do absolutely anything.
He he literally knows about children being raped to death and does nothing, nothing to stop it despite supposedly having both the knowledge and the means.
That's one damned evil god you've got there.
lets try a thought experiment.... lets say we have a person. An all-powerful, all-knowing person (to make the analogy work).
Upon creating a universe, and deciding to give its denizens free will, he corrects everything they ever do wrong, including their wrong thoughts and desires... Um wait, what happened to free will? That free-will thing must be pretty important if the person decides not to intervene on a regular, all-encompassing basis. And it is.