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    It is not the case that Robin Collins and other fine-tuning theorists argue that the extreme precision of cosmological constants itself constitutes evidence of a gap between what unguided physics could deliver and what we observe.

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    • 1.The multiverse hypothesis explains fine-tuning without design: vast numbers of universes make unlikely values inevitable.
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    • 2.We cannot assign meaningful probabilities to physical constants before we understand the deeper laws governing them.
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    • 3.Invoking design merely relocates the puzzle: why would a designer have the specific properties required to create this universe?
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    • 1.The probability of constants falling within life-permitting ranges is vanishingly small by standard statistical expectations.
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    • 2.No known physical principle explains why constants must have precisely these values rather than others.
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    • 3.Design offers a coherent explanation for why observers find themselves in a universe fine-tuned for their existence.
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