Re: Weinberg ant the anthropic principle

From: glenn morton (mortongr@flash.net)
Date: Thu Apr 27 2000 - 02:01:16 EDT

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    From: "Inge Frette" <inge.frette@geologica.no>
    To: <asa@calvin.edu>
    Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 6:31 AM
    Subject: Weinberg ant the anthropic principle

    > Hello folks,
    >
    > first I want to thank Glenn for posting his notes to the
    > ASA list. I'm very glad I can be updated on what happened
    > in Waco.
    >
    > In one of the e-mails Glenn writes this :
    >
    > >Weinberg stated that the anthropic principle is in enormous retreat now
    and
    > >that the beginning of life, and consciousness will be explained,
    although he
    > >did allow for the possibility that consciousness may simply be too hard
    for
    > >us.
    >
    > Is it true that the anthropic principle is in retreat among scientists now
    ?
    > Anyone that can confirm that this is so ?

    I don't think Weinberg is right. But that is what he said.

    glenn
    Foundation, Fall and Flood
    Adam, Apes and Anthropology
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    Lots of information on creation/evolution



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