The anthropic cosmological principle

This book delves into the many ramifications of the Anthropic Cosmological Principle, covering a wide spectrum of human inquiry from Aristotle to Z bosons.

It addresses the definition and nature of life, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, and the interpretation of quantum theory in relation to the existence of observers.

The principle posits that the universe is as it is because if it were otherwise, intelligent observers could not exist.

In its most radical version, it asserts that intelligent information-processing must come into existence in the universe and will never die out.

The book is of vital interest to philosophers, theologians, mathematicians, scientists, and historians, as well as anyone concerned with the connection between the universe and the existence of life on Earth.