I have heard a similar argument used against the anthropic principle. For
instance, someone invoking the AP might state something like, "If subatomic
forces were just a fraction different, the universe would consist of nothing
but helium atoms." The criticism is that if this force were changed, why
assume that all other constants would remain the same?
Cheers
steve
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