tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post123665405729004217..comments2023-09-25T04:26:51.568-06:00Comments on The Barefoot Bum: The Stupid! It Burns! (fine tuning edition)Larry Hamelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-20428960516760019202011-02-16T07:00:49.187-07:002011-02-16T07:00:49.187-07:00The fine tuning argument is my pet hate. Not only ...The fine tuning argument is my pet hate. Not only does it ignore the obvious implications of the anthropic principle but relies on current physical reality to describe what would happen if the current physical reality were different. This is ok to a point when you want to explore what <i>this</i> universe would be like if the gravitational constant were altered but is an entirely useless approach when you change many of the physical constants at the same time and imagine a completely differnt universe. It essentially examines a small subset of possible universes within the immediate neighbourhood of our current one, in term of the possible "settings" for the universal constants. It would be a bit like claiming that the human form is the only possible configuration under which life can operate. To prove this idea you theorise about how a human would operate without kidneys, or a heart or a liver and conclude each time that living would be impossible if any of these things were removed. Entirely concievable approach if we had no knowledge of other forms of life - well by idiots the likes of which concieve of crap like fine tuning. <br /><br />Indeed, if the heart were a certain amount bigger or small, the human could not survive! So you see, humans are fine tuned to live!!! <br /><br />Hallelujah, hallelujah, praise the lord, hallelujah!!!!!!!The Celtic Chimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570106602777322387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-70220712991850025672011-02-11T15:49:59.259-07:002011-02-11T15:49:59.259-07:00Examining the best available evidece for the exist...Examining the best available evidece for the existence of luminiferous aether, an honest inquiry must find the question inconclusive. Beyond the fact that you cannot prove a negative, there is also the aether pressure hypothesis, which is quite difficult for a special relativist to disarm.Dannoreply@blogger.com