A Critique of Cosmological Natural Selection

McCabe, Gordon (2004) A Critique of Cosmological Natural Selection.

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Abstract

Mathematical physicist Lee Smolin has proposed a theory of Cosmological natural selection which, he argues, explains the existence of our life-supporting universe, and which, he claims, is superior to Anthropic Principle explanations. I will argue in this paper that the theory of Cosmological natural selection does not provide an improvement upon the Weak Anthropic Principle.

Keywords:Anthropic Cosmology Natural Selection Smolin
Subjects:Specific Sciences: Physics: Cosmology
ID Code:1648
Deposited By:McCabe, Gordon
Deposited On:10 March 2004