Quantum Theology2

QUANTUM THEOLOGY : M. M. NINAN
9.3 Fine Tuning and The Weak Anthropic Principle
“The observed values of all physical and cosmological quantities
are not equally probable, but they take on values restricted by
the requirement that there exist sites where carbon-based life
can evolve and by the requirement that the Universe be old
enough for it to have already done so. “
Barrow, John and Tipler, Frank (1986): The Anthropic
Cosmological Principle. Clarendon Press.
Statistically, the chance for obtaining a definite macro-world out
of the quantum realm is practically zero, and so is the chance for
setting up the initial condition of the Big Bang to match the
Universe we live in -- the accuracy of pinpointing our Universe is
one part in 10 1230 (Penrose R. (1997) The Large, the Small and
the Human Mind. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.).
"The remarkable fact is that the values of these numbers (i.e. the
constants of physics) seem to have been very finely adjusted to
make possible the development of life". "For example," Hawking
writes, "if the electric charge of the electron had been only
slightly different, stars would have been unable to burn hydrogen
and helium, or else they would not have exploded. It seems clear
that there are relatively few ranges of values for the numbers (for
the constants) that would allow for development of any form of
intelligent life. Most sets of values would give rise to universes
that, although they might be very beautiful, would contain no one
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