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ImperialAerosolKidFromEP · 46-50, M
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?
ImperialAerosolKidFromEP · 46-50, M
@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.
ImperialAerosolKidFromEP · 46-50, M
@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?
ImperialAerosolKidFromEP · 46-50, M
@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?
ImperialAerosolKidFromEP · 46-50, M
@BlueVeins and finding the probability that they are vanishingly small