The anthropic principle did not drive the Renaissance. The scientific revolution within the Renaissance was driven by a rediscovery of Greek/Arabic knowledge, t

The anthropic principle did not drive the Renaissance. The scientific revolution within the Renaissance was driven by a rediscovery of Greek/Arabic knowledge, the focus on empirical evidence that came with the invention of the scientific method, and the (yet-to-be-formalized) desire to apply Occam's razor to every explanation. The anthropic principle is dual to Creationism. The Creationist says, "It is because God made it so." The scientist says, "It is because it necessarily must be so." Neither philosophy, by itself, leads to deeper understanding.