ABSTRACT
This volume addresses the role value judgements play in science. It is my contention that a particular research programme in modern physical cosmology rests crucially on a value judgement. Before making my case, let me introduce the following abbreviations for the following propositions.
The free cosmic parameters in standard Big Bang cosmology require fine-tuning in order for life to be possible in the universe.
Life is possible in the universe.
There exists an extra-cosmic designer.
There is a vast array of universes in which the laws are the same as in our universe but with varying values of the free parameters.
