Safe crackingSafe cracking3 dials3 dialssay each one has 1-9 on itsay each one has 1-9 on it

want you to guess the combinationwant you to guess the combinationsleeplesssleepless

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50 dials50 dialseach with 1-99 on it.each with 1-99 on it.guess this combinationguess this combination

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more dialsmore dialseach with 0-1,000,000 on it.each with 0-1,000,000 on it.when do you give up?when do you give up?

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the Anthropic argumentthe Anthropic argumentwhere science points towards the existence of a where science points towards the existence of a

‘god’? - (term first used by F R Tennant)‘god’? - (term first used by F R Tennant)

want to think about the want to think about the laws of physicslaws of physics

the rules that make the the rules that make the universe the way it isuniverse the way it is

gravitygravityneucleic forcesneucleic forceselectromagnetic electromagnetic forceforcespeed of lightspeed of lightand many many and many many more more

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now... what if...now... what if...

try and imagine a try and imagine a world where one or world where one or two of these values two of these values was just a little was just a little differentdifferent

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what if...what if...gravity was different?gravity was different?

maybe if it was less maybe if it was less we could jump we could jump really high, or even really high, or even flyflybut our bones but our bones would weak they’d would weak they’d break all the timebreak all the time

we were made up of we were made up of different chemicals different chemicals and elements?and elements?

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physicists reckon...physicists reckon...if gravity was only a if gravity was only a tiny bit strongertiny bit strongerthen the universe then the universe would only have would only have lasted three lasted three seconds after the seconds after the big bangbig bang

have you ever tried to blow up a balloon but have you ever tried to blow up a balloon but it;s just too hard?it;s just too hard?

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physicists reckon...physicists reckon...

if gravity was just a if gravity was just a tiny bit weakertiny bit weakerthere wouldn’t be there wouldn’t be enough of a force enough of a force to hold planets and to hold planets and stars together.stars together.so no life then...so no life then...

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physicists reckon...physicists reckon...

these values, and thousands more, are pretty these values, and thousands more, are pretty much at the exact values required to allow much at the exact values required to allow intelligent life to develop.intelligent life to develop.the chances of all these variables being this the chances of all these variables being this ‘finely-tuned’ is tiny.‘finely-tuned’ is tiny.1 in 10 for just gravity and light1 in 10 for just gravity and light6060

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convinced?convinced?because this world is because this world is ‘perfectly’ suited for ‘perfectly’ suited for our development, our development, then there must be then there must be someone who created someone who created it.it.can you see any can you see any problems?problems?

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some problemssome problemsdice analogydice analogy

what if i say the chance of what if i say the chance of throwing a two is 1:26throwing a two is 1:26

6 sides6 sides12 edges12 edges8 corners8 cornerswould that be fair enough?would that be fair enough?

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some problems...some problems...in this world, we only know in this world, we only know about one of the about one of the ‘combinations’ (which works)‘combinations’ (which works)what if some of the other what if some of the other ones are impossible?ones are impossible?like rolling a corner?like rolling a corner?this would be true if forces this would be true if forces are inter-relatedare inter-related

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so what?so what?

dice?dice?can you see the relevance?can you see the relevance?

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so...so...we’re presented with we’re presented with either a lottery approach either a lottery approach to our existence, or this to our existence, or this dice idea.dice idea.does that really sound like does that really sound like ‘god’?‘god’?Smith - “not really very Smith - “not really very efficient’efficient’

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what do you reckon?what do you reckon?a load of clever people a load of clever people are convinced by this.are convinced by this.a load of clever people a load of clever people aren’t.aren’t.You decide.You decide.

Q2. What is most Q2. What is most probable?probable?

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