Do we really need the Anthropic Principle?
Popular Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Authors:
V. Dorobantu
Abstract
Dalai Lama suggested a healthy dose of skepticism toward religious pronouncements
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@article{arxiv.physics/0603105,
title = {Do we really need the Anthropic Principle?},
author = {V. Dorobantu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0603105},
year = {2007}
}
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