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Does the anthropic principle prove the existence of god?

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Does the anthropic principle prove the existence of god?

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The anthropic principle at base is circular reasoning. It is “proof” of nothing other than one possible way of interpreting what is observed – and with hazy criteria at that. Ultimately, the anthropic principle says that if things were different, they would not be as they are just now. To maintain that the oft-paraded menu of constants describes the only possible universe is argument from ignorance, as egregious a logical fallacy as circular reasoning.