Einstein introduced the cosmological constant arbitrarily to maintain a static universe, fine-tuning it to balance gravitational pull inward with an outward antigravity force, but subsequent physics showed even small perturbations would break this balance.

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Stephen Meyer

Evidence Quote

He assigned a value to the cosmological constant... It was completely arbitrary... Very small perturbations... would cause a collapse or expansion.

Source

The Magician’s Twin, with David Berlinski, Stephen Meyer, and James Orr | Uncommon KnowledgeHoover Institution
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:45:57 AM

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