Alignment as Relational Pattern, Not Cosmic Purpose
The anthropic principle casts the universe as improbably tailored for life. Constants must fall within narrow ranges; particles must behave precisely. In theology’s shadow, this reads like evidence of a Designer: fine-tuning as cosmic intention.
But there is no designer. Fine-tuning is not purpose; it is relational alignment. Certain patterns of interaction permit the emergence of complex structures. Life emerges where conditions resonate, not because the universe “intended” it.
Probabilities and constants are not evidence of providence; they are the contour lines of possibility actualising across relational space. The universe is not shaped to accommodate us; we emerge where relation permits stability and coordination.
Where physics once saw improbable perfection, relational ontology sees pattern contingent on context. Fine-tuning becomes descriptive, not prescriptive. Possibility unfolds within bounds set by relational actualisations, not by cosmic decree.
Design is a projection. Reality is process. Life arises not from intent, but from the actualisation of relational potential.
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