A Fine-Tuned Universe, or These Scientists Sound Like Theologians A Fortunate Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned Cosmos, Geraint F. Lewis and Luke A. Barnes, James Clarke & Co., 2017 (ISBN 978-1-107-15661-6), xviii + 374 pp., hb £18.99 A Hospitable Universe: Addressing Ethical and Spiritual Concerns in Light of Recent Scientific Discoveries, Rodolfo Gambini with Jorge Pullin, Imprint, 2018 (ISBN 978-1-845-40964-7), 308 pp., pb £19.99 Understanding Scientific Theories of Origins: Cosmology, Geology, and Biology in Christian Perspective, Robert C. Bishop, Larry L. Funck, Raymond J. Lewis, Stephen O. Moshier, and John H. Walton (eds), IVP, 2018 (ISBN 978-0-8308-5291-8), xxiv + 664 pp., hb 75
Certain physical constants, like the mass of an electron or the gravitational constant, are not determined by physical theory. Rather, physicists must determine them empirically. However, in case after case, physicists have also found that these constants fit within a narrow range of possible values...
| Published in: | Reviews in religion and theology |
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2019
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Reviews in religion and theology
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| Review of: | Understanding scientific theories of origins (Downers Grove : InterVarsity Press, 2018) (Tripp, Jeffrey M.)
Understanding Scientific Theories of Origins (Westmont : InterVarsity Press, 2018) (Tripp, Jeffrey M.) Understanding scientific theories of origins (Downers Grove : InterVarsity Press, 2018) (Tripp, Jeffrey M.) |
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Theology
B Book review B Dialogue B Fine Tuning B Science B Cosmology B Physics |
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| Summary: | Certain physical constants, like the mass of an electron or the gravitational constant, are not determined by physical theory. Rather, physicists must determine them empirically. However, in case after case, physicists have also found that these constants fit within a narrow range of possible values that allow life to exist in our universe. Tweak them even slightly, and the universe becomes incapable of forming planets, molecules, or even atoms, much less complex lifeforms. It would seem the universe is fine-tuned to permit life. Three sets of authors with scientific backgrounds attempt to understand the theistic implications of fine tuning. While their goals and approaches differ, their discussions highlight the potential fine tuning has to foster dialogue between science and theology. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9418 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Reviews in religion and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/rirt.13642 |