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The Anthropic Principle is conceptually similar to Survivorship Bias. Loosely speaking, the reason we humans find the Universe so hospital to us, if that if th
by MichaelCrawford 12y ago
The Anthropic Principle is conceptually similar to Survivorship Bias.
Loosely speaking, the reason we humans find the Universe so hospital to us, if that if the Universe were not hospitable to humans, we wouldn't be here to wonder why.
In reality, the vast majority of planets are completely unsuitable for life, not just intelligent life - too hot, too cold, too small, and so not enough gravity for an atmosphere &c.