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View SchemaEvolution in the Multiverse
| Authors | Russell K. Standish |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0001021 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0001021 |
| Journal | Complexity International, Volume 7, Paper ID: standi07, URL: http://www.csu.edu.au/ci/vol07/standi07/ |
Abstract
In the {\em Many Worlds Interpretation} of quantum mechanics, the range of possible worlds (or histories) provides variation, and the Anthropic Principle is a selective principle analogous to natural selection. When looked on in this way, the ``process'' by which the laws and constants of physics is determined not too different from the process that gave rise to our current biodiversity, i.e. Darwinian evolution. This has implications for the fields of SETI and Artificial Life, which are based on a philosophy of the inevitability of life.
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