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Modern science has discovered that Life is the
most remarkable phenomenon in our universe and that the requirements
for any form of Life are extremely demanding, these include: a viable
universe; special atoms; a suitable habitat, perhaps like Earth; and a
genetic code, perhaps like our DNA.
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Einstein
wanted to know whether the laws of nature would allow a universe very
different from ours. We now know is the answer is: Yes, there are 20
variable parameters, “knobs”, that set the overall state of the
universe. Science says each knob has a wide range of possible values,
but only in a very narrow range on each knob can Life exist.
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A
“knob” called C sets the ratio of the universe’s expansion rate to its
energy. C had
to have the right value to 50 decimal digits. The odds of that are as
unlikely as drawing one card from each of 29 decks and finding each of
the 29 cards is the A♠ — I wouldn’t bet on it!
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Earth
is not just the best of 8 planets, but
probably one in a billion. It’s in the right place in the galaxy, has
the right orbit around the right star, has a huge magnetic field that
shields our atmosphere, is protect by a big brother, Jupiter, and our
seasons are maintained by a little sister, our Moon.
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We are
defined by 3 billion base-pairs in our DNA. All human DNA is 99.9% the
same, and the odds of randomly matching our DNA is as unlikely as
drawing the A♠ one billion times in a row. The odds of accidentally
matching the DNA of even the simplest life form is as unlikely as
drawing the A♠ 119,000 times in a row.
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