Philosophy / Unit 3 Philosophy 0114 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Anthropic Response
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The idea
The anthropic response: observers can only ever find themselves in a life-permitting universe—and if many universes exist, some permitting life is unsurprising.
In practice
In a vast lottery, some ticket wins; the winner's amazement proves nothing. Many universes make ours a winning ticket, not a miracle.
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