I believe he was right: the universe was indeed set up to provide a home for life, even if it evolved through a process of natural selection, with no need for outside interference.

He regarded the universe as a cryptogram set by the almighty-just as he himself wrapt the discovery of the calculus in cryptogram when he communicated with Leibnitz.

Barish:... we'll have a new way to look at the universe that involves a whole set of elements, particles, so we don't really have on our shelf yet.