Explain the basic idea behind the fine tuning argument

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Assignment:

1. Explain the basic idea behind the fine tuning argument. What does it mean to say that the laws, constants, and initial conditions of the universe are fine-tuned for life?

2. Explain the many universes objection to the fine tuning argument. (Be sure to indicate which premise or inference the objection targets.) Do you find the many universes objection compelling? Why or why not? Explain your answer.

3. Explain the "it doesn't get you God" objection to the fine tuning argument.

4. The ontological argument is usually presented as a reductio ad absurdum. That means that if we want to prove something P, we assume the opposite of P and then show that this assumption leads to a contradiction. Explain how this method supports the truth of P.

5. Recall the story of the kid who claimed that googolplex is the biggest number. Give a reductio argument to show that there isn't a biggest number. (Please note that it must be clear that your argument is a reduction.

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