Only a small range of possible values for the universal constants (such as the mass of an electron) are consistent with the presence of life as we know it. The significance of such apparent fine ...

The Anthropic Principle—stating that the universe ... We infer this by observing, for example, the values of certain constants used in the equations that describe the universe—such as the ...

The Anthropic Principle states that the universe ... the chance at intelligent life—possible. For example, incredibly tiny changes to Planck’s constant or the gravitational constant could ...