THE HUMAN UNIVERSE: WAS THE COSMOS MADE FOR US?

OK today I’m going to be philosophical and I can say that for much of our existence on Earth, we humans thought of ourselves as a pretty big deal. Then along came science and taught us how utterly insignificant we are. We aren’t the center of the universe. We aren’t special. We are just a species of ape living on a smallish planet orbiting an unremarkable star in one galaxy among billions in a universe that had been around for 13.8 billion years without us (hahahahahahaaa).

But maybe we were too hasty to write ourselves off. There is a sense in which we are still the center of the universe (Yeah!!!).

Science teaches us that the laws of physics are ridiculous, almost unbelievably, “fine-tuned” for you and me. 

Take the electromagnetic force. It has a value that is perfectly set for getting stars to bind protons and neutrons, to create carbon - the building block of life as we know it. Or the strong nuclear force, which binds the insides of protons and neutrons. If it were even a tiny bit stronger, the whole world would be made of hydrogen; if it were weaker, there would be no hydrogen at all. In either case, life as we know it wouldn’t be possible. Even the amount of energy contained in empty space seems perfectly set to allow intelligent life to flourish. That’s not all.

All told, about 12 parameters have been identified as being just right for life. Why is the universe so perfect? Most physicists now argue that in some sense, it could not have been otherwise. That reasoning has given rise to several different answers known as “anthropic principles” (from Greek anthropos, (meaning "human") is the philosophical consideration that observations of the Universe must be compatible with the conscious and sapient life that observes it). OK now, rather than going on with "my"philosophy I invite you, my dear reader to spend time watching these carefully selected Youtubes to learn very much about consciousness, the true miracle that we all have and that only now (quantum) physics is looking at it (I just put the links to the Youtubes that are very long).

1. http://www.collective-evolution.com/2014/11/11/consciousness-creates-reality-physicists-admit-the-universe-is-immaterial-mental-spiritual/ 
2. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22630190-500-the-human-universe-does-consciousness-create-reality/
3. http://quantum-mind.co.uk/
4. http://www.collective-evolution.com/2016/02/07/physicists-examine-consciousness-conclude-the-universe-is-spiritual-immaterial-mental/
5. https://www.quantumactivist.com/

And now the very long Youtubes:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUyqfUut8lA
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRkDicwjRQs
   
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir8XITVmeY4
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LARXSPARbZU