ciphergoth comments on The Sin of Underconfidence - Less Wrong

55 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 20 April 2009 06:30AM

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Comment author: ciphergoth 20 April 2009 02:06:26PM *  5 points [-]

Unfortunately, that doesn't work. Without the fine tuning, the Universe consists of undifferentiated mush, and evolution is impossible.

Comment author: billswift 20 April 2009 03:33:25PM 1 point [-]

That isn't any version of the fine tuning argument I've heard. And it just sounds plain stupid. Who makes this particular argument, and more importantly how do they justify it? It sounds like some wild claim that is just too irrational to refute.

Comment author: timtyler 20 April 2009 06:11:33PM 2 points [-]

To me it sounds commonplace. What is the problem you see?