The finely tuned universe leads to a deduction that higher consciousness exists

A very good point Con raised was the lack of communication with the higher consciousness. Con Wrote "Can the supposed higher consciousness not figure out a way to communicate? Does it just not want to? Or does a higher consciousness simply not exist?" The logic goes something like this – As there is no obvious communication, the higher consciousness therefore does not exist. I have repeatedly described the way the higher consciousness communicates to humans through the use of coincidences. Almost the entire population ignores these communications not because they are stupid, but because they have not been taught how to interpret them. Coincidences are a language that must be broken down into abstract symbols first so it pays not to interpret them too literally. The higher consciousness uses coincidences to groom individuals and groups unconsciously which allows them to retain independence. Humans must have independence from the higher source to enable us to evolve. Religion is just one example of how humans will blindly follow a leader without the smallest shred of evidence to support their claims. I know I go on about this stuff but I will repeat a coincidence Con is already aware of and chose to ignore. The following coincidence is at the very heart of physics and involves the 4 known forces. The scientific world treats the universe as a dead object and therefore does not look at the information objectively. A full description of the coincidence is at http://www.globalcoincidence.com... The forces manipulate objects in the following way: expansion and compression, attraction and repulsion, freedom and confinement, creation and destruction. There are plenty of other examples of dual nature within physics. We can learn so many things from this simple coincidence especially about handling contradictions life throws up. The universe would not exist as it is today without the expansion in the early moment, followed by the compression of matter. Life as we know it only exists where there is not too much compression and not too much expansion. It is at the balance point where life really thrives. The same goes for electromagnetism – once humans really understood how to use the attraction and repulsion of electrons, photons, etc, civilisation took off. I bet our energy needs will be sorted out when humans understand the processes inside the nucleus better. Arguments for and against intelligent design are a typical example of how to use this knowledge. By accepting both side of the discussion and looking for the balance point is where the magic really happens. (ps. There's that magic genie again) It takes both expansion and compression to make the universe work perfectly, just as it takes design and randomness. This is incredible wisdom coming from a coincidence in nature! It that catch-22 situation again - it does require a belief change first before you see the information. Con wrote "Many scientist have gone to great lengths to explain these "flukes" and have come up with several completely naturalistic solutions" Yes but in each of these solutions, the beginnings of life and consciousness has not been explained. Physicists even come up with names like Grand unified theory (which does not even include gravity???) Con wrote "All of our experience shows more complex or greater things arising from less complex or simpler things." The most intelligent people look for simplicity in life from time to time. It is possible that when someone/something has achieved greatness and there is nothing else to be achieved, then the greatest wisdom could be to do it all again from scratch. Nature shows us cycles as well. Con wrote "Until something is proven we can only speculate. But doesn't this equally apply to the idea of a higher consciousness that is capable of fine tuning?" I think everyone that debates this kind of thing has an interest in looking for answers. It is up to the individual to leave it or search it out. Con wrote "If this "fine tuner" is a *real* part of existence how was it's life supported before the fine tuning occurred?" I don't have a good answer to this question. The only suggestion I can make here is that we are asking the wrong questions, or we have an incomplete view of the universe. Cheers