[MD] The freedom allowing discordant mutations and disordered environmental changes.

[Gene M]

>
> Gene,
> This reminds me of something I read/heard recently.  If the force of
> gravity were slightly weaker, then after the big-bang, particles would have
> flown apart so rapidly that galaxies & solar systems would never have
> formed.  But If the force of gravity were slightly stronger, then after the
> big-bang, particles would have collapsed together so soon that they would
> never have differentiated into galaxies & solar systems.  So we owe our
> universe to the fact that the force of gravity lies in a very narrow range.
> Craig


Yeah, I've read that as well. Actuall that's true for almost all of the
physical forces, if the electromagnetic or either of the nuclear forces were
even slightly different, the universe wouldn't exist. Also, if there had
been an exact balance between matter and antimatter there would be nothing
left, luckily there was slightly more matter than antimatter, and thus all
things in the universe came to be. As far as I know there are still no good
reasons given for the slight excess of matter compared to antimatter.

Interesting stuff.

-Gene