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    Supports→For life to be possible, the cosmological constant Λ must be fine-tuned to an extraordinarily precise degree, not varying more than one part in 10^53.

    If Λ were slightly less, the Big Bang would have quickly led to a Big Crunch in which the universe collapsed back onto itself.

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    The expansion rate of the universe is represented by the cosmological constant Λ. If Λ were slighter greater, there would be no energy sources, such as stars. If it were slightly less, the Big Bang would have quickly led to a Big Crunch in which the universe collapsed back onto itself. For life to be possible, Λ cannot vary more than one part in 1053 (Collins 2003)

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