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Categories: Religion and science, Articles with short description, Astronomical hypotheses, Concepts in epistemology, Principles
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anthropic principle  Anthropic Bias  Anthropomorphic Principle  Meduso-anthropic principle  Anthrocentric principle
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The anthropic principle, also known as the "observation selection effect", is the hypothesis, first proposed in 1957 by Robert Dicke, that the range of possible observations that could be made about the universe is limited by the fact that observations could happen only in a universe capable of developing intelligent life. Wikipedia
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The anthropic principle, also known as the "observation selection effect", is the hypothesis, first proposed in 1957 by Robert Dicke, that the range of possible observations that could be made about the universe is limited by the fact that observations could happen only in a universe capable of developing intelligent life. Wikipedia
The principle that physical laws have to be such that they allow for the creation of life and the existence of humans. OmegaWiki
Any of several similar explanations for the nature of the universe, and for the values of its fundamental constants, that states either that the universe is as it is because otherwise we wouldn't be here to observe it, or that the very presence of intelligent life constrains the universe to be as it is. Wiktionary
Explanation for the nature of the universe. Wiktionary (translation)
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fine-tuning
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Anthrocentric principle, anthropic argument, Anthropic bias, Anthropic Bias, Anthropic biases, Anthropic cosmology, Anthropic principal, Anthropic Principle, anthropic principles, anthropic reasoning, Anthropics, Anthropomorphic Principal, Anthropomorphic principle, Anthropomorphic Principle, Antropic principle, Argument from conditional probability, Enthropic principle, Entropic principle, Meduso-Anthropic Principle, Meduso-anthropic principle, Meduso anthropic principle, participatory anthropic principle, Selfish Biocosm Hypothesis, strong anthropic principle, The Anthropic Cosmological Principle, weak anthropic principle

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