{"id":131025,"date":"2021-11-21T21:24:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T05:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/is-the-universe-fine-tuned-for-life-the-case-for-and-against-fine-tuning"},"modified":"2021-11-21T21:24:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T05:24:27","slug":"is-the-universe-fine-tuned-for-life-the-case-for-and-against-fine-tuning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/is-the-universe-fine-tuned-for-life-the-case-for-and-against-fine-tuning","title":{"rendered":"Is the Universe Fine Tuned for Life? The Case FOR and AGAINST Fine Tuning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m0uxnBCZDz8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Get your SPECIAL OFFER for MagellanTV here: <a href=\"https:\/\/try.magellantv.com\/arvinash\">https:\/\/try.magellantv.com\/arvinash<\/a> \u2014 It\u2019s an exclusive offer for our viewers! Start your free trial today. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV\u2019s exclusive playlists: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magellantv.com\/genres\/science-and-tech\">https:\/\/www.magellantv.com\/genres\/science-and-tech<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Arguments for fine tuning: Physics has many constants like the charge of the electron, the gravitational constant, Planck\u2019s constant. If any of their values were different, our universe, as we know it, would not be the same, and life would probably not exist.<br \/> 0:00 \u2014 Defining fine tuning.<br \/> 2:20 \u2014 Gravitational constant.<br \/> 3:59 \u2014 Electromagnetic Force.<br \/> 5:02 \u2014 Strong force.<br \/> 6:13 \u2014 Weak force.<br \/> 7:51 \u2014 Philosophical Arguments against fine tuning.<br \/> 9:36 \u2014 Scientific arguments against fine tuning.<br \/> 11:59 \u2014 Sentient puddle.<br \/> 13:29 \u2014 Does fine tuning need an agent.<br \/> 15:14 \u2014 Louse on the tail a lion.<br \/> Some say that it could not have occurred by chance, that there must be some agent, like a god that set up the constants to enable life.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s just look at the constants associated with the different forces. Gravity: If the gravitational constant was too small, gravity would be too weak, and planets wouldn\u2019t form. If it was too large, then stars like the sun would burn up too fast.<\/p>\n<p>Electromagnetism: The electromagnetic force is responsible for the distance at which electrons orbits in atoms. If the force was weaker, the atomic size would increase because electrons would be further away from the nucleus. This could impact chemistry, as it would change the strength of chemical bonds.<\/p>\n<p>A higher constant would lead to cooler stars and a lower constant would lead to hotter stars. If the constant was bigger, atoms larger than hydrogen atoms could not form and stars may never ignite, because protons may not have been able to overcome the coulomb barrier to fuse in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Strong force: If the strong coupling constant were lower, then you wouldn\u2019t have stable heavy atoms as it would not be enough to overcome proton-proton repulsion. If the strong nuclear force was only 1% weaker for example, atoms crucial for life like oxygen, carbon and nitrogen may not form in sufficient quantities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/is-the-universe-fine-tuned-for-life-the-case-for-and-against-fine-tuning\">Continue reading \u201cIs the Universe Fine Tuned for Life? The Case FOR and AGAINST Fine Tuning\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get your SPECIAL OFFER for MagellanTV here: https:\/\/try.magellantv.com\/arvinash \u2014 It\u2019s an exclusive offer for our viewers! Start your free trial today. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV\u2019s exclusive playlists: https:\/\/www.magellantv.com\/genres\/science-and-tech. 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