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The anthropic principle is a rule of reasoning that explains why the universe seems just right for human life. The phrase was coined by the theoretical astrophysicist Brandon Carter in 1973.
Anthropic coincidences is a related term used to explain the delicate balance between physical constants and life, for example, the necessary abundance of helium and deuterium produced in the early universe, and the subsequent production of carbon and other elements, require a sensitive balance of physical parameters. They depend on the relative value of the gravitational attraction between protons versus their electrical repulsion, and between the gravitational attraction and weak nuclear force.
Cosmic creationists see intelligent design because the laws of the universe are exactly what suits the evolution of human life, contradicting biological creationists who say that the universe is so uncongenial to life that life could not have evolved naturally. The anthropic principle essentially says that you can not find design in hindsight. If any of the laws and constants of the universe had been different, then different life forms (or none at all) would have evolved, perhaps to ask the same question. For humans to be asking questions as to why the universe is the way it is, means that the universe was just right for the evolution of humans at this time and place instead of a totally different life form at another time or place.
A related issue is the concept of multiverse. Some scientists have posited that there may be many universes, and in fact emerging cosmological theories about the "Big Bang" are consistent with there having been many such events in the infinity of space and time, with each "Big Bang" resulting in a different universe. Theoretically, each universe could have slightly different fundamental constants and suit a quite different evolution of stars, planets and life forms, if any. Any intellignet life on another universe would probably also be asking the same questions about the anthropic coincidences as we do.
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homeostasis
Who discovered the anthropic?
anthropic principleThe anthropic principle is the philosophical argument apparently first stated by Brandon Carter, and popularized by Nick Bostrom.There are a variety of forms -- the weak anthropic principle, the strong anthropic principle, the final anthropic principle, etc.It may have implications for fundamental physics and cosmology.anthropic robotMany people have developed anthropic robots, also called androids.While artificial devices in more or less the shape of humans have stirred the imagination for centuries, perhaps the first bipedal walking robot was the 1995 Wabian from Waseda University.
How is the anthropic principle a challenge to naturalism?
TOE
What is an anthropic principle?
An anthropic principle is any of several similar explanations for the nature of the universe, which state that either the universe is as it is because otherwise we wouldn't be able to observe it, or that the presence of intelligent life constrains the universe to its current form.
How do you make a sentence using the word anthropic?
The anthropic principle suggests that the universe is finely tuned for the existence of human life.
Why energy can not be created?
The strong anthropic principle, I guess. That's just how the universe is, and if it weren't, it's not likely that you'd be around to ask the question.
Is sun a main sequence star?
The lesser anthropic principle. Expanding on that a bit: if the Sun were NOT a main sequence star, we wouldn't be around to be asking the question.
How does the anthropic principle challenge evolution?
The anthropic principle does not challenge evolution; instead, it attempts to explain why the universe and its physical laws are suitable for the development and sustenance of life. Evolution, on the other hand, is a scientific theory that explains how life diversifies and adapts over time through natural selection and genetic variation.
What is an anthropic coincidence?
An anthropic coincidence is a coincidence in the known physical constraints within this world, the result of which means that life without it would be impossible.
Why is everyone human?
By the anthropic principle, they are human because they are. That is to say, if you were something else then you would not be human but would instead be...what you would be, and from that position could still ask "why am I what I am?". Or alternatively, you could answer that humans are what they are because nature ran the way it did, which leads back to the anthropic principle anyway.
Earth's most recent era is?
A new approach yields the Answer: Anthropic - the Era of Mankind.
What year was the anthropic universe theory invented?
The theory was announced in 1973, by Brandon Carter.
What types of task do anthropologists have?
anthropic means human, so anthropologists study human life
