anthropic principle

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principle
noun
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/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens ...
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However, theanthropicprinciplehas been criticised by many scientists.
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Theanthropicprinciplehas given rise to some confusion and controversy, partly because the phrase has been applied to several distinct ideas.
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The variant of theanthropicprinciplestates the universe seems uniquely suited towards developing human intelligence.
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Man, therefore, is not the outcome of the evolution from a common ancestor to the primates, but rather the exponent of an eternalanthropicprinciple.
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Secondly, appeals to theanthropicprincipleneed not be embraced for broad understanding.
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Therefore, the top down approach is a mathematical formulation of the weakanthropicprinciple.
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One of them is the use of some form of theanthropicprinciple.
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The weakanthropicprincipleis hardly more than cosmic evolution at work, whereas the strong anthropic principle seems nothing more than teleology at play.
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One of his first contributions in this area was his introduction of the so-calledanthropicprincipleto astronomy.
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An oft-heard phrase in discussions of the design argument - ' theanthropicprinciple' - only adds fuel to the fire.
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Theanthropicprincipleand its implications for biological evolution.
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Inflation, quantum cosmology and theanthropicprinciple, hep-th/0211048.
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The universe and life : implications from the weakanthropicprinciple.
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He is a prominent critic of intelligent design and the aggressive use of theanthropicprinciple.
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He also opposes theanthropicprinciple, which he claims can not help us to do science.
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It weaves together seemingly disparate topics into a cohesive whole, including quantum mechanics, complexity, free will, time travel, theanthropicprincipleand many others.
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An alternative approach to explaining the hierarchy problem is to invoke theanthropicprinciple.
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Two popular physics blogs are opposed to this use of theanthropicprinciple.
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This was the first modern application of what is now called the weakanthropicprinciple.
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