Physicists Nail Down the ‘Magic Number’ That Shapes the Universe

Re:Physicists Nail Down the ‘Magic Number’ That Shapes the U... by smilliken on Thursday December 03, 2020 @12:47AM (#25285833)

Not 4% of 1, but 4% of α.

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Re:Physicists Nail Down the ‘Magic Number’ That Shapes the U... by Dylan16807 on Thursday December 03, 2020 @02:04AM (#25286326)

> Not 4% of 1, but 4% of α.

I know. But which direction? Higher, lower, or both? If it's 4% in both directions that's quite a coincidence.

And since we're talking about percentages of α, I will emphasize that going from .007 to .1 is a change of well over a thousand percent. That example is the exact opposite of the anthropic principle showing that we "could not exist if its value were much different"!

What did I say to deserve the downvotes?

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Re:Physicists Nail Down the ‘Magic Number’ That Shapes the U... by alok-g on Thursday December 03, 2020 @02:46PM (#25293676)

Decrease by 4%, AFAIK.

Upvoted your downvoted comment.

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