- Is our universe some kind of cosmic accident, or is it the result of careful and skillful design?
- What do scientists mean by "The Anthropic Principle"?
When compiling the many physical and mathematical subtleties which make up our universe, scientist have discovered that a slight variation in any of them militates against the existence of life. Even at the atomic and sub-atomic level, the slightest variation in any of the primary constants of physics - some as sensitive as one part in over 1,000,000 - cause life to be impossible.