I Am Fascinated By Science, Religion, and Philosophy
A thought experiment about the universe:
If we start with the assumption that our current laws of chemistry and physics came into existence in the first few moments of expansion following the big bang, is it fair to say that a change in the original conditions would have created a different set of laws or, were our current laws of chemistry and physics necessary for the initial formation of our universe?
An additional question following from this: If there was a change in those laws, would intelligent life arise in some form, [i]ie.[/i] is intelligent life a guaranteed outcome?
If we start with the assumption that our current laws of chemistry and physics came into existence in the first few moments of expansion following the big bang, is it fair to say that a change in the original conditions would have created a different set of laws or, were our current laws of chemistry and physics necessary for the initial formation of our universe?
An additional question following from this: If there was a change in those laws, would intelligent life arise in some form, [i]ie.[/i] is intelligent life a guaranteed outcome?
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