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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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disagreeableme.blogspot.com
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| | | | | The anthropic principle has been much discussed and it is likely that you have already come across it. It's a strange and counter-intuit... | |
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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.ias.edu
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| | | A small team led by Sihao Cheng, Martin A. and Helen Chooljian Member in the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Natural Sciences, has discovered an extraordinary trans-Neptunian object (TNO), named 2017 OF201, at the edge of our solar system. | ||
