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HAS ANYONE EVER CALCULATED THE PROBABILITY THAT GOD IS REAL?

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We can start with the probability that the gravitational constant is deliberately set. Then there's the other 30 or so constants that make it go even higher
BlueVeins · 22-25
@ImperialAerosolKidFromEP How exactly do you calculate the probability that the gravitational constant is deliberately set?
@BlueVeins well, you start by looking at the tolerance that a successful big bang would allow for it
BlueVeins · 22-25
@ImperialAerosolKidFromEP The Gravitational Constant, as far as we can tell, is not affected by the Big Bang. Thus, the Gravitational Constant's tolerance of 'a' Big Bang is, in theory, infinite.
@BlueVeins right, it's the other way around. The gravitational constant allows for a successful big bang. The tolerance is very narrow, not infinite
BlueVeins · 22-25
@ImperialAerosolKidFromEP OK, so what would you do to that value, once found, to calculate the probability that there is a god? Also, how will you define God?
@BlueVeins well, what I do is look at the probability that its very convenient value is a pure coincidence. Then I subtract that probability from 1, and you've got the probability of God. How I define God is a very different question. But within the context of this issue: Creator of the universe
BlueVeins · 22-25
@ImperialAerosolKidFromEP So, you're only testing against the null hypothesis that all constants are set randomly?
@BlueVeins and finding the probability that they are vanishingly small