other words, since both theism and deism posit the prior (either ontological or temporal) existence of a transcendent intelligent agent, the creative and causal act of such an agent in choosing to design the universe with a specific suite of life-permitting parameters would explain the origin of the fine tuning from the beginning of the universe. Thus, theism or deism can provide a causally adequate explanation for the origin of the fine tuning, whereas an immanent intelligence within the cosmos cannot. In other words, both the God of theism and deism would have the “right skill set” to
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