[extropy-chat] The Anthropic Principle

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I often ponder why there is something rather than everything.

My usual answer is the anthropic principle, but outside our neat little
domain lies all the other Tegmark Level 4 possibilities.

--
Anders Sandberg,
Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics
Philosophy Faculty of Oxford University
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Natures' uncertainty priniciple/randomness goes against man's desire. 
We want certainty despite the obvious irrationality of 
beliefs/thoughts.
  The Tegmark Level 4 possibilities are states of potentialities where 
some exist in our universe of quantum gravity and relativity.

Hypothetically there are some other universes where our laws of physics 
cannot reach yet. A utopian universe is what we want now not in the far 
future. The transhumanist thought appeals to the techno-savvy minds who 
believed in artificial intelligence.
  But are they reality challenged if they are not aware of the random 
processes of nature {{the uncertainty principle }?

Terry

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