Since the cosmological fine tuning provides such evidence, it provides abductive confirmation for a God hypothesis and not just for a generic intelligent designer. The following argument shows why: Major Premise: If God acted to design the universe, we would expect evidence of fine tuning from the beginning of the universe. Minor Premise: We have evidence of fine tuning from the beginning of the universe. Conclusion: We have reason to think that an intelligent agent that transcends the universe—also known as God—acted to design the universe in a way that makes it conducive to life.
