ABSTRACT
In cosmology, proponents of Intelligent Design (ID) argue that the cosmos is fine-tuned for the existence of complex life, and for scientific discoverability. The fine-tuning design argument is based on the observation that the laws of nature allow for the existence of complex life. The data used in cosmic design arguments is not limited to the fine-tuning of the cosmos, however. The cosmic design argument also appeals to the general rationality of the cosmos. Wiker and Jonathan Witt also bring the concept of beauty into their analysis of fine-tuning as something that complements our appreciation of how special the order of nature. Robin Collins divides naturalistic explanations for fine-tuning into atheistic one-universe models and atheistic many-universes models. When the evidence of fine-tuning is stated as a problem of natural good, the relevance of the problem of natural evil the second naturalistic objection to cosmic design arguments becomes clear.
