The contemporary critics of this theory assert that the anthropic principle serves to contradict the contention of its proponents that if any of the universal constants were slightly different than life could not exist, thus implying a creator.  
The oldest known statement of this philosophical argument is in Psalms 8:3-4, while one of the best known statements of its classical form was by William Paley in his Natural Theology, which contained the famous "watchmaker" analogy.  The contemporary critics of this theory assert that the anthropic principle serves to contradict the contention of its proponents that if any of the universal constants were slightly different than life could not exist, thus implying a creator.  FTP, name this argument from design for the existence of God.
The oldest known statement of this philosophical argument is in Psalms 8:3-4, while one of the best known statements of its classical form was by William Paley in his Natural Theology, which contained the famous "watchmaker" analogy.  
teleological argument (accept early design argument or equivalents)