Re: A coincidence that bothers me
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No. Astronomical long shots are expected to come in. There are so many different measurements and observations we can make in the universe that it would be strange if some of them were not weird coincidences.
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I agree that the universe is so large and there is so much to observe and measure and that we should expect to see longshots come in. However in this case we have seen a parlay of longshots come in. First is the longshot of life originating on this planet. The second longshot is life on this planet developing intelligence. The third longshot is the improbable coincidence of the same relative sizes of the disc of the moon and the disc of the sun from the perspective of the intelligent life on this planet.
After enough longshots parlay, I don't think its unreasonable to start doubting its just the result of chance. Do you?
Stu
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The anthropic principle takes care of your first few long shots so we're still just left with what we've been talking about.
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