If I remember my reading correctly, string theorists developed various mathematical treatments for how to fold their extra dimensions of space, which had a bearing on how symmetry was broken in the very early big bang era. They came up with several scenarios which would have been even more propitious for life than our own universe, along with many which were worse.
That might make someone wonder why God didn't choose the most effective method available.
That might make someone wonder why God didn't choose the most effective method available.