Sciama's argument on life in a random universe: Distinguishing apples from oranges
arXiv:2306.14934v11 citationsh-index: 63
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This is an incremental philosophical argument in cosmology and physics, relevant to researchers in those fields.
The paper addresses Sciama's argument that life's existence depends on many fundamental constants, making it highly unlikely in a random universe, and notes this implies an appearance of intelligent design without full knowledge of these constants.
Dennis Sciama argued that the existence of life depended on many quantities, the fundamental constants, so in a random universe life should be highly unlikely. However, without full knowledge of these constants, his argument implies a universe that would appear to be `intelligently designed.'