Is There A MIND Behind the Big Bang? Luke Barnes on Brian Keating’s INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE Podcast (#290)

See the video of this episode here: https://youtu.be/bRCLzMS8Rck Is
there evidence for God in the origin of Universe? What were
Aristolte’s contributions to science? How does a scientist come
from a Young Earth Creationist background. Luke Barnes co-authored
with Geraint Lewis, of A Fortunate Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned
Cosmos published by Cambridge University Press. The book
explores the last forty years of scientific evidence that if the
Universe had been forged with even slightly different properties,
life as we know it - and life as we can imagine it - would be
impossible. This has profound implications about how we understand
the Universe, from its most basic particles and forces, to planets,
stars and galaxies, and back through cosmic history to the birth of
the cosmos. Conflicting notions about our place in the Universe are
defined, defended and critiqued from scientific, philosophical and
religious viewpoints. The authors' engaging and witty style
addresses what fine-tuning might mean for the future of physics and
the search for the ultimate laws of nature.  Luke A. Barnes is
a Lecturer in astronomy and cosmology at Western Sydney University.
He earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge, he has
published papers in the field of galaxy formation and on the
fine-tuning of the Universe for life. He is the author, with
Geraint Lewis, of "A Fortunate Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned
Cosmos" and "The Cosmic Revolutionary's Handbook: (Or: How to Beat
the Big Bang)". He is a John Templeton Fellow. He has published
papers in the fields of galaxy formation and the fine-tuning of the
Universe for life. He has also published papers on the philosophy
of science, and regularly engages in public outreach through public
speaking, articles in the popular press, and social media. He has
modeled galaxy formation in a cosmological context with
supercomputer simulations, and connected those simulations to
observations with modeling of radiative transfer (particularly
Lyman alpha emission and absorption) and realistic models of IFU
observations. twitter.com/lukebarnesastro 00:01:57 What is Luke’s
reaction to the Eric Lerner claim that the JWST proves the big bang
never happened? 00:03:35 About the book “A Fortunate Universe” and
what is “Fine Tuning” of the Universe? 00:06:11 Is the fine-tuning
of the universe required for life? 00:08:00 How can we overcome an
anthropic bias to the fine-tuning argument ? 00:13:30 What are some
of the most salient principles or physical constants that, if
different, would “break” the universe and prevent life from
happening? 00:19:05 Is there a convincing argument for a
teleological, intelligent creator? 00:24:30 Back to basics, what is
this "science thing" anyway? A brief history of science 00:29:37
Which books would you most recommend for your students? 00:31:09
How does the universe get fine-tuned? Is there a fine tuner? John
Wheeler and “At Home in the Universe 00:33:41 What have you changed
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