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{{Short description|Hypothesis about life in the universe}} {{for|the concept of a fine-tuned Earth|Rare Earth hypothesis}} {{pp-pc}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Physical cosmology}} {{Intelligent Design}} '''The fine-tuned universe''' is the hypothesis that, because "life as we know it" could not exist if the [[fundamental physical constants|constants of nature]] β such as the [[electron charge]], the [[gravitational constant]] and others β had been even slightly different, the universe must be tuned specifically for life.<ref name= ":0">{{Cite book |title = Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape The Universe|last = Rees|first = Martin |publisher = Basic Books | edition= 1st American |date = May 3, 2001 |location = New York |page = 4}}</ref><ref name=":1">Gribbin. J and Rees. M, ''Cosmic Coincidences: Dark Matter, Mankind, and Anthropic Cosmology'' pp. 7, 269, 1989, {{ISBN|0-553-34740-3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title = Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe Is Just Right for Life |last = Davis |first = Paul |publisher = Orion Publications |year = 2007 |isbn = 978-0-61859226-5 |location = New York |page = [https://archive.org/details/cosmicjackpotwhy0000davi/page/2 2] |url = https://archive.org/details/cosmicjackpotwhy0000davi/page/2 }}</ref><ref name=":2" /> In practice, this hypothesis is formulated in terms of [[dimensionless physical constants]].<ref name=stanford_encylopedia>{{cite web|url=https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/fine-tuning/|title=Fine-Tuning|website=The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy|publisher=Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI), Stanford University|access-date=2020-01-18|date=August 22, 2017}}</ref>
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