No, it doesn't have to be carefully designed, (finally back to the topicTime seems to be an effect of the universe bursting into existence, I wouldn't say it had to be carefully designed. Merely part of the nature of the curvature of space-time. Or, uh, something.) but that is the theory that we are continuing to find support for, a universe designed for life. Most things in the universe seem to be carefully balanced between being too large and too small. (either of which would be catastrophic for life)
The only way this could work were if matter/energy were created and then caused time. If matter/energy/space (the universe not including time) could work independently of time, we would have some strange stuff going on. Plus, it still doesn't eliminate the need for those things to be able to cause time. (which makes it even more unlikely)Time seems to be an effect of the universe bursting into existence
It seems we understand each other. I think it is quite a reasonable belief to believeAlso, I think anything causing the creation of the universe would be by definition supernatural, wouldn't it? Assuming it didn't somehow originate from this universe, of course. Supernatural to us, I mean... The effects of the third dimensional universe would seem supernatural to a theoretical two-dimensional being. Who knows what (or who) is out there in a direction we can't quite point to?
that the causal agent exists in a different dimension than our own so we cannot understand how he created. Obviously we will still argue on whether the causal agent is sentient or not, but I guess that is part of the argument.
