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Cosmological fine-tuning: the view from 2025

Year: 2025

Type: article

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.

Source: Religious Studies

DOI: 10.1017/s0034412525101170

Authors: Geraint Lewis, Luke Barnes, Philip Goff

Institutions: The University of Sydney, Western Sydney University, Durham University

Language: English

Topic: Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,550

OpenAlex ID: W4414926619