Do you have a similar concern about Tegmark’s anthropic argument for the microscopic laws? It only establishes that we must be in a universe where our immediate environment follows those laws, not that those laws hold everywhere in the universe.
I am not really familiar with the details of Tegmark’s proposal. If your two-sentece summary is accurate, then yes, I would have concerns.
Hmmm… I’m not yet sure how bothered I should be about your worry. Possibly a lot. I’ll have to think about it.
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Do you have a similar concern about Tegmark’s anthropic argument for the microscopic laws? It only establishes that we must be in a universe where our immediate environment follows those laws, not that those laws hold everywhere in the universe.
I am not really familiar with the details of Tegmark’s proposal. If your two-sentece summary is accurate, then yes, I would have concerns.
Hmmm… I’m not yet sure how bothered I should be about your worry. Possibly a lot. I’ll have to think about it.