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Author Topic:   The Anthropic Principal - Cosmology
Larni
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Message 14 of 69 (389726)
03-15-2007 7:09 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by bebotx1
03-14-2007 8:44 AM


It sounds to me that you are asking why earth is so well specified for earth bound floar and fauna.
Or you could be thinking that it is a massive coincidence that Earth is actually in the life band.
Do you want to throw out the AP as a reason for Earth having life?
If so, what you replace it with?
As far as I can see one is left with chance or an act of special creation:
Which one do you subscribe too?
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Edited by Larni, : No reason given.

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Larni
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Posts: 4000
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Message 65 of 69 (389863)
03-16-2007 9:03 AM
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03-15-2007 10:43 AM


bebtx1 writes:
The point is - it doesn't *explain* why we are here on this life sustaining planet.
Therein lies the problem, mate:
You don't actually think there is a reason why we are here do you?
What would make you think that?

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Larni
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Message 67 of 69 (389867)
03-16-2007 9:41 AM
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03-15-2007 5:17 PM


Re: God-did-it doesn't help
qsbebotx writes:
Well maybe you'd find that out along the way. If it was intentionally created perhaps you could get in contact with the creators or find clues about why they did it and what they were like.
Perhaps we could get in contact or find evidence in the future.
As of now though there is no such evidence and no reason to expect there to be other than as an answer to the quesstion you pose vis a vis 'why are we here'.
Asking the question rather presuposes an answer can be found.
Is it not the case that the very nature of the universe is why we exist? That atoms and molecules and energy exist and can combine in ways just so and this allows us to exist?
Any universe with the propperties of our own can allow life like our own to start just by chance: in an infinite universe (or universes)this is surely true?

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