But in order to understand what the valid range of physical constants is we must understand what forms of life could exist.
Randy: It therefore seems impossible to me for life to adapt to universal
physical constants which prevent it's formation. I don't think we can
explain the existence of life in this universe by saying that it adapted
to this universe's physical constants AFTER it's formation.
Why not ? After all that would be a far better explanation. We see the life as it exists now BECAUSE the universe allowed it to evolve. Other life forms which would have a better chance under different constants were not so lucky. The problem is this, is the adaptation of the lifeforms to the physical constants what we are seeing right now or is it the other way around that the universe was adapted for the life forms. For the former there are some good mechanisms but for the latter ?