In physics and cosmology, the anthropic principle is the collective name for several ways of asserting that the observations of our physical universe must be compatible with the life observed in it. The principle was formulated as a response to a series of observations that the laws of nature and its fundamental physical constants remarkably take on values that are consistent with conditions for life as we know it rather than a set of values that would not be consistent with life as observed on Earth. The anthropic principle states that this apparent coincidence is actually a necessity because living observers wouldn't be able to exist, and hence, observe the universe, were these laws and constants not constituted in this way.

The anthropic principle is based on the implicit assumption that life must operate on similar chemistry to our own, which has been criticized for being overly restrictive (sometimes called carbon chauvinism). If the weakest precondition for generic life is simply a sufficiently complex environment to allow reproduction and evolution, then any universe which could provide such complexity (in one form or another) could bring forth life.

The term anthropic in "anthropic principle" has been argued to be a misnomer. While singling out our kind of carbon-based life, none of the coincidences require human life or demand that carbon-based life develop intelligence

The scientific community has begun to turn its attention to the volcanic gashes as source of creation of life and.deep beneath the surface of the sea.as source creation of life Much to their surprise, they have discovered a dark yet flourishing biosphere teeming with life, may be source creation of life despite temperatures that routinely exceed 250 degrees (see: William J. Broad, "Deep under the sea, boiling founts of life itself," 9 September 2003). These organisms have indeed forced scientists to reevaluate some of their conventional beliefs regarding the cycle of life.

That said, wave theory, which postulates the alignment of energetic matter into wave formations that create "life formations," is viable even under such extreme conditions. In fact, energetic matter is a living, moving, mercurial matter in its own right creation of life is only other phase transition. It is a living media- formation that creates everything, including living formations, by different phase transitions in which the same wave formation-quant forms a DNA structure that enables it to store more energy and information from its surroundings. Moreover, this process endows life forms with independence within their surroundings. Life can then exist in any environment with abundant supplies of energy, such as the hydrothermal vents that occupy the remote ocean floor. (Dr. Chaim Tejman)

How long has this been going on?

How long has this been going on?

"Although nature manifests four distinct forces, physicists believe
that each may be part of a smaller number of more primitive forces.
At high energy, the electromagnetic and weak forces appear to merge
into a single "electroweak" force. Some "grand unified theories"
suggest that a further amalgamation takes place between the
electroweak and strong forces at as yet unattained energies. The most
ambitious unification schemes envisage an amalgamation of all four
forces into a single "superforce" at ultra-high levels of energy."
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( "A Theory of Everything"
Volume 21 of "The World of Science,"

I think that 13.7 billion years is just not enough time for the amount of evolution to occur as can be seen here in the variety of flora and fauna on this astonishing planet.

I think that 13.7 billion years is just not enough time for the amount of evolution to occur as can be seen here in the variety of flora and fauna on this astonishing planet. I believe that 99.9% or more of what we might term evolution probably took place before what we term the Big Bang. The astonishing complexity of organic life in this material universe calls for a rational explanation. Expanding evolution to include the time before the Big Bang could be done by allowing for the possibility of beings around us that came into existence and evolved in a higher more fundamental, and therefore more stable space time dimension.

Well, first of all, the Earth hasn't existed for 13.7 billion years.

But why do you think 4.5 billion years isn't enough time for evolution? Are you a biologist?

These are all weak bonds, compared
to the stronger covalent peptide bonds that
hold the links of the chain together. This
difference in bond strength is critical in
regulating proteins, and also gives proteins
great flexibility and mobility, without
which life could not exist. The big question
about protein folding is,
given a particular linear sequence
of amino acid residues, what
three-dimensional configuration
will the sequence fold itself into?
It is generally thought that the
folded configuration of a protein
is its lowest free-energy state, and
in nature we see proteins composed
of several thousand amino
acids folding into their final configuration
in just a second or so.
Yet when we try to simulate this
folding process on a computer, it
has been estimated that it would
take 10127 years of supercomputer
time to find the final folded
form for even a very short protein
consisting of just 100 amino acids.
(Casti and Karlquist, 1996)

Punctuated equilibrium, look it up.

edit: the wiki's really complicated, basically a theory saying that evolution occurs in bursts, wtih times of intense evolution occuring within relatively short periods of geologic time, followed by long periods of no evolution. Instead of believing in light beings why not believe in another evolutionary theory?

Is that where the Q continuum is contained?

Ugh. I didn't like John de Lancie's character at all.

What is our ultimate destiny?

A day will come when our Light will have become so large that we will eventually choose to merge and go back to the Creator and be as ONEjust as we were in the beginning.

Once we are all ONE again, there will be a great celebration. And after a certain amount of time has passed, yet again, there will be another great explosion, only this time it will be much bigger and the process of Creation will be far more advanced.

I felt tremendous Joy and honor in having been shown these things and with great confidence, I promised God (The Light) that I would do my very best. And in return, I was told my best would certainly be enough!

Why is it so important to understand Love and use it in everyday life?

The reason why we must learn Love on Earth can be given a scientific explanation:

God is Love and exists as the highest absolute vibration you can think of. The act of Christ-like Love elevates our own inner vibration and as this occurs our understanding of God increases. As we learn how to Love and practice Christ-like Love with one another, the inner vibration within the Soul creates magnificent rays of supernatural inner Light. These rays then extend further into Heaven, helping us to reach and enter into various dimensions that lead the way to the Higher Heavens.

Isn't the highest Heaven a place we go to if we are good in life?

Contrary to what many of us were taught by our various religions, "Heaven" is not necessarily a reward for good behavior, it is simply a "higher plane of existence" that awaits those who ready themselves to enter.

The only way to enter through the door ... is to believe in, live and hold the key of Love. (Christian Andreason, chapter 2 of his online book, uncer the link Spirituality)

The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have done [it], and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it.

We can and do simulate protein folding on computers, though it does take an immense amount of processing power. People in the field suspect it will lead to major breakthroughs in Alzheimer's and Huntington's very soon. A friend of mine who is doing his PhD in Genetics at UBC passed this link along to me in the summer: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2009/06/15/what-is-folding-a nd-why-does-it-matter/1

I grow weary of this absolute nonsense. Cordial though he may be, Dennis is the most infuriating poster on this board.

but the goat on which the lot fell for Aza'zel shall be presented alive before the LORD to make atonement over it, that it may be sent away into the wilderness to Aza'zel.