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It examines how anthropic reasoning is formed and how historical and modern fine-tuning arguments are evaluated across physics, cosmology, and probability. The analysis spans causality, cosmological parameters, invariance principles, inflation and entropy, and proposes alternative natural scenarios for cosmic origins. It further critiques common claims about God, drawing links between scientific models and metaphysical conclusions while reviewing the key parameters and arguments.","Published 2011 by Prometheus Books  \nThe Fallacy ofFine-Tuning: Why the Universe Is Not Designed for Us. Copyright © 2011 Victor J. Stenger. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, digital, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or conveyed via the Internet or a website without prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.  \nInquiries should be addressed to  \nPrometheus Books  \n59 John Glenn Drive  \nAmherst, New York 14228–2119  \nVOICE: 716–691–0133  \nFAX: 716–691–0137  \nWWW.PROMETHEUSBOOKS.COM  \n15 14 13 12 11 5 4 3 2 1  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nStenger, Victor J., 1935–  \nThe fallacy of fine-tuning : why the universe is not designed for us / by Victor J. Stenger.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 978–1–61614–443–2 (alk. paper)  \nISBN 978–1–61614–444–9 (e-book)  \n1. Causality (Physics) 2. Cosmology. 3. Equilibrium. 4. Religion and science. 5. God—Proof. 6. Atheism. I. Title.  \nQC6 .4.C3S74 2011  \n530.01—dc22  \n2010049901  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nACKNOWLEDGMENTS  \nPREFACE  \n1. SCIENCE AND GOD  \n1.1. NOMA  \n1.2. Natural Theology 1.3. Darwinism 1.4. Intelligent Design  \n2. THE ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLES  \n2.1. Fine-Tuning 2.2. History  \n2.3. Hoyle's Prediction 2.4. The Anthropic Principles 2.5. Fine-Tuning Today  \n3. THE FOUR DIMENSIONS  \n3.1. Models 3.2. Observations  \n3.3. Space, Time, and Reality 3.4. Parameters  \n3.5. Definitions  \n3.6. Trivial and Arbitrary Parameters  \n3.7. Space-Time and Four-Momentum  \n3.8. Criteria for Fine-Tuning  \n3.9. Geological and Biological Parameters  \n4. POINT-OF-VIEW INVARIANCE  \n4.1. The Conservation Principles  \n4.2. Lorentz Invariance  \n4.3. Classical Mechanics  \n4.4. General Relativity and Gravity  \n4.5. Quantum Mechanics  \n4.6. Gauge Theory  \n4.7. The Standard Model  \n4.8. Atoms and the Void  \n5. COSMOS  \n5.1. Some Basic Cosmology  \n5.2. A Semi-Newtonian Model  \n5.3. Inflation, Past and Present  \n5.4. Phase Space  \n5.5. Entropy  \n6. THE ETERNAL UNIVERSE  \n6.1. Did the Universe Begin?  \n6.2. The Missing Singularity  \n6.3. Quantum Tunneling  \n6.4. Imaginary Time  \n6.5. A Scenario for a Natural Origin of the Universe  \n6.6. The Biverse  \n7. GRAVITY IS FICTION  \n7.1. Gravity and Electromagnetism  \n7.2. Not Universal  \n7.3. Why Are Masses So Small?  \n7.4. How to Get Mass  \n7.5. Another Way to Get Mass  \n8. CHEMISTRY  \n8.1. The Hydrogen Atom  \n8.2. The Quantum Theory of Atoms  \n8.3. The Many-Electron Atom  \n8.4. The Scaling of the Schrödinger Equation  \n8.5. Range of Allowed Parameters  \n9. THE HOYLE RESONANCE  \n9.1. Manufacturing Heavier Elements in Stars  \n9.2. The Hoyle Prediction  \n10. PHYSICS PARAMETERS  \n10.1. Are the Relative Masses of Particles Fine-Tuned?  \n10.2. Mass of Electron  \n10.3. Masses of Neutrinos  \n10.4. Strength of Weak Nuclear Force  \n10.5. Strength of the Strong Interaction  \n10.6. The Relative Strengths of the Forces  \n10.7. Proton Decay  \n10.8. Baryogenesis  \n11. COSMIC PARAMETERS  \n11.1. Mass Density of the Universe  \n11.2. Deuterium  \n11.3. The Expansion Rate of the Universe  \n11.4. Protons and Electrons in the Universe  \n11.5. Big Bang Ripples  \n11.6. Parameters of the Concordance Model  \n11.7. The Cold Big Bang  \n12. THE COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT  \n12.1. Vacuum Energy  \n12.2. Holographic Cosmology  \n12.3. Ghost Particles  \n12.4. Is the Cosmological Constant Zero by Definition?  \n12.5. Acceleration with Zero Cosmological Constant  \n12.6. The Multiverse and the Principle of Mediocrity  \n13. MONKEYGOD  \n13.1. Principles and Parameters  \n13.2. Simulating Universes  \n14. PROBABILITY  \n14.1. Probability Arguments  \n14.2. Bayesian Arguments  \n14.3. Another Bayesian Argument  \n15. QUANTUM AND CONSCIOUSNESS  \n15.1. The New Spirituality  \n15.2. Making Your Own Reality  \n15.3. Waves and Particles  \n1","cbCaivqSWi0cQUi2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivqSWi0cQUi2","pdf",7007168,2,1,291,"English","en",105,"# Science and God\n## NOMA\n## Natural Theology\n## Darwinism\n## Intelligent Design\n# The Anthropic Principles\n## Fine-Tuning\n## History\n## Hoyle's Prediction\n## The Anthropic Principles\n## Fine-Tuning Today\n# The Four Dimensions\n## Models\n## Observations\n## Space, Time, and Reality\n## Parameters\n## Criteria for Fine-Tuning\n# Cosmos\n## Some Basic Cosmology\n## Inflation, Past and Present\n## Entropy\n# The Eternal Universe\n## Did the Universe Begin?\n## The Missing Singularity\n## Quantum Tunneling\n# Gravity Is Fiction\n## Gravity and Electromagnetism\n## Why Are Masses So Small?\n# Chemistry\n## The Hydrogen Atom\n## The Many-Electron Atom\n# The Hoyle Resonance\n## Manufacturing Heavier Elements in Stars\n# Physics Parameters\n## Mass of Electron\n## Strength of Weak Nuclear Force\n# Cosmic Parameters\n## Mass Density of the Universe\n## The 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