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ABSTRACT

1.NECESSITY, CHANCE AND SELECTION IN PHYSICS

2.OUR LOCATION IN SPACETIME
2.1.Why the Universe is Old
2.2.Why the Universe is Just So Old
2.3.Coupling of Biological and Astronomical Timescales

3.FIXED AND TUNABLE PARAMETERS OF PHYSICS
3.1.The Standard Model and Everyday Life
3.2.Structures and Timescales of the Macroworld
3.3.Running Couplings
3.4.Derivation of mPlanck / mproton

4.TUNING LIGHT FERMION MASSES
4.1.Nucleons and Nuclei
4.2.Quark Masses and the Stability of the Proton and Deuteron
4.3.Quark Masses and the Range of Nuclear Forces: Diproton Stability
4.4.Tuning Levels of Heavier Nuclei

5.FIXED AND ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS IN THE FINAL THEORY

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