(November 9, 2016 at 12:57 am)snowtracks Wrote: Continuing "the one thing that is certain is that if the value of the Cosmological Constant were much larger than it is, our universe would have blown itself apart before galaxies could form--once again--life as we know it would impossible".
The narrowness of the cosmological constants does not argue in favor of a god, or at least one that is omnipotent.
If your god was forced to create our universe with the current set of cosmological constants in order for life to arise and survive, then he is following some plans that he is unable to deviate from.
A universe that looks as if is able to run without the constant input for a god, is a universe that is indistinguishable from a purely natural one.
For our universe to be evidence of a god, it would seem as if it was unable to support life, yet we would still exist.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
