God or Not - Ep 014: The Fine Tuning of the Universe

Our universe is set up just perfect for our existence … or is it? It seems as if certain aspects about our universe, if changed by even the slightest bit, would render our universe life prohibiting. If we live in a fine tuned universe what are the odds we would find ourselves in a life permitting universe as opposed to a life prohibiting universe? Can we calculate such odds? Is the universe fine tuned by an external something-or-other? God? Does a multiverse increase the odds we live in a life permitting universe? Join Jamie and Scott as they look at the fine tuning of the universe as evidence for God’s existence.

In "Spin the Wheel", Scott and Jamie surprise each other with burning questions on "Dialogue" and "The Democratic Primary".

In their third installment of the "God or Not Book Club", Scott and Jamie discuss parts 6 - 10 of Section III (pages 135 - 208) of "Sense and Goodness Without God: A Defense of Metaphysical Naturalism" by Richard Carrier. For the next installment, they will cover Section IV (pages 209 - 290). You may contribute to the discussion by submitting your comments by 2/26/20.

As further study Scott recommends the book "The Fallacy of Fine-Tuning: Why the Universe Is Not Designed for Us" by Victor Stenger, and Jamie recommends the book "A Fortunate Universe" by Geraint Lewis and Luke Barnes.

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