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If the anthropic principle is at work, then there might be very little (accessible at our energies) left to learn that is truly fundamental. It might be an arti
by ISL 6y ago
If the anthropic principle is at work, then there might be very little (accessible at our energies) left to learn that is truly fundamental. It might be an article of faith, but I believe that there is more to know.
If you elect to believe in the anthropic principle, one might continue to delve into fundamental research in order to ask the question, "What configuration of all possible universes is required in order to win the lottery of all lotteries?" That is a pretty awesome question, too. It is the lottery of all lotteries, after all.
In either case, deeper research is likely to turn up new and deeply-interesting surprises. Those surprises are likely to be resolved with improved theories with greater predictive power regarding the universe in which we live.