Anthropic Principle

 The incredible unlikelihood of being

July 24, 2014

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Hello Ray,

The universe existed several billion years before humans were conscious, and will exist several billion years after we are conscious.

So, it is statistically improbable for the chronological timeline of the universe to be located at this precise moment, when we are conscious, that is, an 80 year lifespan within some 30 billion years.

Are you aware of any theories, besides survivorship bias from statistics, that could address this question?

Why humans happened to be alive during precise moments in the development timeline of the universe?/.../