Lesson 4 Flashcards
1
Q
Fine-tuning
A
Every physical parameter set just right to make the galaxies and life possible
2
Q
Big Crunch
A
Universe collapsing inward if its expansion rate were slower
3
Q
Anthropic fine-tuning evidences
A
Fine-tuned for human life
4
Q
Weak anthropic principle
A
Fine-tuning is no surprise since we wouldn’t be here otherwise
5
Q
Many worlds hypothesis
A
Our universe is the outcome of a cosmic lottery
6
Q
Inference
A
The act of reaching a conclusion about something from known facts or evidence