This may be beside the point, but I don't think there is any alien lift out there. I am going to make up number N_life_universes which is the number of universe

This may be beside the point, but I don't think there is any alien lift out there. I am going to make up number N_life_universes which is the number of universes needed in order for an instance of intelligent life to evolve. Many people seem to assume this much less than one. I think it is much greater than one, meaning most universes you look at will be void of life. I'd also say there are many universes, one source being the rules of quantum mechanics. But I know some people believe in wave function collapse, and if that is true I am not sure what this means for having mulitple universe. There is a related number, N_hamlet_universes. This is the number of universes needed in order for monkeys to type Hamlet typing as fast as they can, covering every planet spaced 6' feet apart (in case one gets sick). I think this is also a very large number but I haven't figured it out.