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www.bretthall.org
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| | | | | This is a paper originally submitted to Swinburne University as part of a postgraduate project. An Anthropic Universe? Imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, "This is an... | |
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selfawarepatterns.com
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| | | | | An interesting article byJonathan Borwein and David H. Bailey on why science needs philosophy. When renowned scientists now talk seriously about millions of multiverses, the old question "are we alone?" gets a whole new meaning. Our ever-expanding universe is incomprehensibly large - and its rate of growth is apparently accelerating - but if so it's... | |
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mathscholar.org
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| | | | | [AI summary] The text discusses the post-hoc probability fallacy, which involves making probability claims based on a single observed outcome, such as the existence of life on Earth or the fine-tuning of the universe. It highlights how this fallacy affects various fields, including cosmology, evolutionary biology, and physics. The text explains that these fields often rely on observations of a single data point (e.g., Earth or the universe) to infer probabilities, which is logically flawed. It also mentions the 'rare Earth' hypothesis and the multiverse theory as attempts to explain these phenomena, but both are criticized for relying on the post-hoc fallacy. The text concludes by referencing Steven Pinker's analogy to illustrate the fallacy's absurdity. | |
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www.space.com
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| | | The liftoff of two cosmonauts a NASA astronaut to the International Space Station caused damage to Russia's launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. | ||
