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 MeyerEvidence 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 Knowledge— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:45:57 AM
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