Comments on: When being special means nothing – the Anthropic Principle http://alistairpott.com/2007/08/24/when-being-special-means-nothing-the-anthropic-principle/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:11:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: alistair http://alistairpott.com/2007/08/24/when-being-special-means-nothing-the-anthropic-principle/comment-page-1/#comment-55 alistair Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:16:54 +0000 http://69.89.31.179/~alistai2/2007/08/24/when-being-special-means-nothing-the-anthropic-principle/#comment-55 You are assuming, without proof, that only our universe is relevant. That seems a reasonable assumption except that it means that only universes populated by life are relevant. You are assuming, without proof, that only our universe is relevant.

That seems a reasonable assumption except that it means that only universes populated by life are relevant.

]]> By: island http://alistairpott.com/2007/08/24/when-being-special-means-nothing-the-anthropic-principle/comment-page-1/#comment-54 island Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:18:25 +0000 http://69.89.31.179/~alistai2/2007/08/24/when-being-special-means-nothing-the-anthropic-principle/#comment-54 Nope, that definition is only in effect if we assume without proof that probabilities and other possible universes are even relevant. Otherwise, the evidence indicates that we are somehow specially relevant to the physical structuring of the universe. Nope, that definition is only in effect if we assume without proof that probabilities and other possible universes are even relevant. Otherwise, the evidence indicates that we are somehow specially relevant to the physical structuring of the universe.

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