Fine-Tuning and Psychophysical Laws
| Abstract | I present a novel objection to fine-tuning arguments for God's existence: the metaphysical possibility of different psychophysical laws allows any values of the physical constants to support intelligent life forms, like protons and electrons in love. | |||||||||
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