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Old 03-24-2014, 07:22 PM   #398
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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt View Post
Of course modern science doesn't explain that. Modern science has proved that animal life evolved to adapt to their environment. That includes the laws of physics. If the laws of physics were different, life would be different, but how can we say that our laws of physics are the only ones that would allow life? We can't, so the argument is worthless.
Have you looked into those "laws of physics"? Lanza is referring to constants that affect not just to our type of life, but to constants that would affect the development of complex structures. I've seen this stuff in other books, so I'm surprised not more people are open to the possibility. It's not that controversial an interpretation anymore.

I'm only about 60% of the way through, and I don't agree with everything he says. I agree with the Engadget review that he is sometimes 'lazy' which surprises me too. But he throws enough muck at conventional interpretations of modern physics for some of it to stick. I'm enjoying the book. It's a real mind-twister and makes you look at the world in a different way. I'm guessing the vast majority of the book's critiques on this thread haven't read it either.

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