Is cosmopsychism theory just babble copied from The Force?

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The discussion centers on the cosmopsychism theory, which posits that the Universe is a sentient agent that has fine-tuned itself to allow for the existence of life. The author references the fine structure constant, emphasizing its precise value as crucial for the complexity of the Universe. Participants express skepticism regarding the scientific validity of cosmopsychism, likening it to metaphysical concepts rather than empirical science. The thread concludes with a definitive dismissal of the theory as non-scientific.

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By "The Force" I mean from "Star Wars".

https://aeon.co/essays/cosmopsychism-explains-why-the-universe-is-fine-tuned-for-life

The author seems to say that the Universe is an active sentient agent that has fine-tuned itself so as to make the fundamental forces of nature be such as to allow for chemical elements (past hydrogen) and chemistry to happen. My understanding is that the constant known as the "fine structure constant" has to be just about exactly what it is for the complexity in the Universe to be as it it, so it would seem that the author is saying that the Universe Herself decided on this constant.

Obi-Wan, please tell me this is some metaphysics babble.
 
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Whatever it is, it isn't science or cosmology.

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