Probabilities and the fine-tuning argument: A sceptical view

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作者
McGrew, T [1 ]
McGrew, L
Vestrup, E
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[1] Western Michigan Univ, Dept Philosophy, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 USA
[2] Depaul Univ, Dept Mat, Chicago, IL 60604 USA
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10.1093/mind/110.440.1027
中图分类号
B [哲学、宗教];
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01 ; 0101 ;
摘要
Proponents of the Fine-Tuning Argument frequently assume that the narrowness of the life-friendly range of fundamental physical constants implies a low probability for the origin of the universe 'by chance'. We cast this argument in a more rigorous form than is customary and conclude that the narrow intervals do not yield a probability at all because the resulting measure function is non-normalizable. We then consider various attempts to circumvent this problem and argue that they fail.
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页码:1027 / 1037
页数:11
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