Cosmological Constant Not Fine Tuned For Life 536
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.'"
Breaking news: (Score:5, Funny)
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Following this we will have more videos of cats being catlike.
Moderately Intelligent Design (Score:2, Funny)
This doesn't refute Intelligent Design, it just suggests that the Designer isn't as Intelligent as He's cracked up to be.
Re:Any need for this? (Score:5, Funny)
So...our "loving" Creator/Father/God put us in a hostile environment where we are considered abominations and have no reason to exist other than because he went on a bender and thought it was a good idea?
Man...god can be such an asshole sometimes.
Re:More galaxies would sterilize planets (Score:5, Funny)