August 11, 2009
Oh, dear. A few days ago I was tagged for a meme by Peter Kirk: the Honest Scrap meme, wherein I’m supposed to tell you ten HONEST things about myself, and then tag seven others of you.
I was going to decline this invitation, because I can’t think of many things more boring than talking about [...]
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August 11, 2009
The anthropic principle can be articulated in different ways, but for the purposes of this argument let’s sum it up like this. The history of this universe has proceeded in a way that makes it hospitable for the development of life. This history is remarkably improbable, and so are the fundamental characteristics of this universe.
There [...]
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