Cosmological fine-tuning: the view from 2025

Abstract In recent decades, it has become clear that if our universe had been born with slightly different physics, e.g. if the masses of fundamental particles were altered by a tiny fraction, it would be sterile and uninhabitable. We explore the current state of the evidence for this cosmological fine-tuning. We then explore three possible explanations of fine-tuning: traditional theism, the multiverse hypothesis, and a pantheistic God of limited power.

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Religious Studies
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2025-10-08
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https://doi.org/10.1017/s0034412525101170
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Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
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Cosmological fine-tuning: the view from 2025

Luke A. Barnes, Philip Goff, Geraint F. Lewis
Religious Studies
Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
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Cosmological fine-tuning: the view from 2025

Luke A. Barnes, Philip Goff, Geraint F. Lewis
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Abstract In recent decades, it has become clear that if our universe had been born with slightly different physics, e.g. if the masses of fundamental particles were altered by a tiny fraction, it would be sterile and uninhabitable. We explore the current state of the evidence for this cosmological fine-tuning. We then explore three possible explanations of fine-tuning: traditional theism, the multiverse hypothesis, and a pantheistic God of limited power.

Religious StudiesVol. 62(S1)
The University of Sydney (AU), Durham University (GB), Western Sydney University (AU)
Openalex Percentile: Top 80%
Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
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