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- 2006023567 abstract "Physicist Paul Davies shows how recent scientific discoveries point to a perplexing fact: many basic features of the physical universe--from the speed of light to the most humble carbon atom--seem tailor-made to produce life. A radical new theory says it's because our universe is just one of an infinite number of universes, each one slightly different. Our universe is bio-friendly by accident; we just happened to win the cosmic jackpot. While this multiverse theory is compelling, it has bizarre implications, from infinite copies of each of us to Matrix-like simulated universes. Davies believes there's a more satisfying solution to the question of existence: the observations we make today could help shape the nature of reality in the remote past. If this is true, then life and, ultimately, consciousness aren't just incidental byproducts of nature, but central players in the formation of the universe.--From publisher description.".
- 2006023567 contributor B10433718.
- 2006023567 created "2007.".
- 2006023567 date "2007".
- 2006023567 date "2007.".
- 2006023567 dateCopyrighted "2007.".
- 2006023567 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-295) and index.".
- 2006023567 description "Physicist Paul Davies shows how recent scientific discoveries point to a perplexing fact: many basic features of the physical universe--from the speed of light to the most humble carbon atom--seem tailor-made to produce life. A radical new theory says it's because our universe is just one of an infinite number of universes, each one slightly different. Our universe is bio-friendly by accident; we just happened to win the cosmic jackpot. While this multiverse theory is compelling, it has bizarre implications, from infinite copies of each of us to Matrix-like simulated universes. Davies believes there's a more satisfying solution to the question of existence: the observations we make today could help shape the nature of reality in the remote past. If this is true, then life and, ultimately, consciousness aren't just incidental byproducts of nature, but central players in the formation of the universe.--From publisher description.".
- 2006023567 description "The big questions -- The universe explained -- How the universe began -- What the universe is made of and how it all holds together -- The lure of complete unification -- Dark forces of the cosmos -- A universe fit for life -- Does a multiverse solve the Goldilocks enigma? -- Intelligent and not-so-intelligent design -- How come existence? -- Afterword: ultimate explanations.".
- 2006023567 extent "xiv, 315 p. :".
- 2006023567 identifier "0618592261".
- 2006023567 identifier "9780618592265".
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- 2006023567 identifier 2006023567-s.html.
- 2006023567 identifier 2006023567-b.html.
- 2006023567 identifier 2006023567.html.
- 2006023567 issued "2007".
- 2006023567 issued "2007.".
- 2006023567 language "eng".
- 2006023567 publisher "Boston : Houghton Mifflin,".
- 2006023567 subject "523.1/2 22".
- 2006023567 subject "Anthropic principle.".
- 2006023567 subject "BS651 .D325 2007".
- 2006023567 subject "Cosmogony.".
- 2006023567 subject "Cosmology.".
- 2006023567 subject "God Proof, Cosmological.".
- 2006023567 subject "God Proof, Teleological.".
- 2006023567 subject "Human beings.".
- 2006023567 subject "Life on other planets.".
- 2006023567 subject "Teleology.".
- 2006023567 tableOfContents "The big questions -- The universe explained -- How the universe began -- What the universe is made of and how it all holds together -- The lure of complete unification -- Dark forces of the cosmos -- A universe fit for life -- Does a multiverse solve the Goldilocks enigma? -- Intelligent and not-so-intelligent design -- How come existence? -- Afterword: ultimate explanations.".
- 2006023567 title "Cosmic jackpot : why our universe is just right for life / Paul Davies.".
- 2006023567 type "text".