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Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Richard Feynman, Charles Darwin, David Hume, Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Stephen Hawking, Daniel Dennett, Deepak Chopra, William Lane Craig, Alvin Plantinga, William A. Dembski, Susan Haack, Fred Hoyle, William Paley, Martin Rees, Richard Swinburne, Steven Weinberg, Paul Kurtz, Albert Einstein

Fallacy of Fine-Tuning, The: Why the Universe Is Not Designed for Us

Victor J. Stenger

Kindle Edition | Pages: 345 pages

Rating: 3.89 | 487 Users | 38 Reviews

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Title	:	Fallacy of Fine-Tuning, The: Why the Universe Is Not Designed for Us
Author	:	Victor J. Stenger
Book Format	:	Kindle Edition
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 345 pages
Published	:	(first published January 1st 2011)
Categories	:	Science. Religion. Physics. Nonfiction. Philosophy. Atheism. Astronomy

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A number of authors have noted that if some physical parameters were slightly changed, the universe could no longer support life, as we know it. This implies that life depends sensitively on the physics of our universe. Does this “fine-tuning” of the universe also suggest that a creator god intentionally calibrated the initial conditions of the universe such that life on earth and the evolution of humanity would eventually emerge? Some influential scientists, such as National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, think so. Others go even further, asserting that science “has found God.” In this in-depth, lucid discussion of this fascinating and controversial topic, physicist Victor J. Stenger looks at the same evidence and comes to the opposite conclusion. He states at the outset that as a physicist he will go wherever the data takes him, even if it leads him to God. But after many years of research in particle physics and thinking about its implications, he finds that the observations of science and our naked senses not only show no evidence for God, they provide evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that God does not exist. Stenger argues that many of the claims by theists are based on their misunderstanding of the science. He looks at the specific parameters and shows that plausible reasons can be found for the values they have within the existing standard models of physics and cosmology. These models are introduced in detail so that the reader has the background needed to understand the role of the parameters claimed to be fine-tuned and judge the veracity of the arguments. He also discusses related issues such as whether or not the universe had a beginning, what quantum mechanics implies about the involvement of human consciousness in affecting reality, and whether evidence can be found in nature for a divine plan. Although Stenger has touched on the subject of fine-tuning in other books, this is his most thorough exploration of a topic that continues to intrigue scientists and the lay public alike.Victor J. Stenger (Lafayette, CO) is adjunct professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado and emeritus professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Hawaii. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller God: The Failed Hypothesis, and many other books, including The New Atheism, Quantum Gods, The Unconscious Quantum, Has Science Found God?, The Comprehensible Cosmos, Timeless Reality, and Physics and Psychics.

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A number of scientists have proposed the idea that if the values of a number of physical constants were any different, the universe could not exist. The speed of light, Planck's constant the the gravitational constant are examples, but as many as thirty constants have been considered.As the values appear to be the only workable value, they are said to be "fine-tuned". The suggestion is, then, that some agent must have purposely set these values. This argument appeals to those who are religious,

Overall, I think the author did a good job at trying to address all the fine-tuning points that people try to make, but in the end I wasn't convinced that he was right and "they" were all wrong. Most of his arguments had a lot of assumptions or weren't truly supported by theory or experimentation. I've read books about both sides of this argument and neither side can make a compelling argument, so I'm still up in the air about it.Oh, and another thing: many parts became very mathematics and

In "A Brief History of Time", Stephen Hawking said that "each equation included in the book would halve the sales". If this were true, "The Fallacy of Fine-Tuning" by Victor Stenger would never have sold a single copy. The amount of equations in this book is massive, and you better get ready for that.This book would have been a masterpiece if the author ever asked himself a basic question: who is the target audience of this book? You can answer this question from two angles: scientific or

The book disappointed me because the equations were too unintelligible for me for me to appreciate them. Also, Stenger seems to have his own god and his name is Physics. The book had a clear agenda. I guess my disappointment is my fault. My expectations were too high. So if you are really, really into Physics, I would skip this one or just read the conclusion.

Thank you, Victor Stenger, for this book. I knew fine tuning was likely false, based on what I know about biology, but I don't know physics, so this was helpful to me. The math was way beyond me, but the explanations and summaries were good. If I were smarter I would give it 5 stars :)

We have seen a proliferation of arguments maintaining that certain physical and cosmological parameters have been fine tuned to allow for the existence and evolution of life in our universe. As an example, Steven Weinberg showed (in 1987) that the cosmological constant cant be too large, for otherwise the cosmic expansion would have outpaced the gravitational aggregation of matter into stars and galaxies; i.e. there would be no galaxies, stars nor planets and presumably no humans not to observe