The Anthropic Principle - How Your Existence Could Lead to a Multiverse

The Anthropic Principle and why we might live in a multiverse.

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*Script*
Jules Rankin
@jules_rankin

*Music*

[upandatom]

What do you think, elegant theory of everything or random chaos?

[christophersharrock]

I don’t think enough people value Philosophy as much as they should. I think it can really help us ask the right questions to understand our purpose and our existence. I’m interested to see your series on it!

[delve_]

"I had my first existential crisis."
Late to the party, hmm? Well, welcome. You can have a seat right over there, next to Mortal Dread, Questioning Self-Worth, and

[silkwesir]

As far as I can tell, the Anthropic Principle is a more specific version of the Survivorship Bias.

Or rather, the Anthropic Principle is a way of _avoiding_ Survivorship Bias with regards to a specific set of questions.

[heyandy]

Jade: Why are we here?
Universe: no u

[CroomTM]

*Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnizl, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Martin Heidegger* : "Why is there something instead of nothing?🤔🤔🤔"

*Sidney Morgenbesser* : "If there were nothing you'd still be complaining!😡"

[brentvettel]

Peter Parker: So your saying there's a mutiverse

[AnnasHealingTouch]

I love you!!!! Your way of expressing yourself resonates with me and makes me smile :) I love the way you look at this world and I can see it through the beautiful way you share your inner world with us.
Your videos are super interesting! I’m so glad to have such great sources of content in my life.
What a wonderful random existence :)

Thank you, wonderful fleshy human being 🙏🏻❤️

[mitchgunzler]

A big problem with “it couldn’t have been any other way” is that we don’t actually know how many other universes could allow life that could eventually do physics and ask about anthropic principles.

[RegisBodnar]

Me, towards the end of the video: Sounds like you need philosophy
You, immediately afterwards: That's why I'm starting a philosophy series on Nebula

[akshat]

13:09
Up and atom- 'cpg grey'
CGP grey- well....

[animistchannel]

"Wherever you go, there you are." -- Buckaroo Bonzai

[Skeithization]

I've had an existential crisis before, so I understand how you're feeling. I've studied philosophy in university, and it really helped me deal with it. Having a philosophy channel is an amazing idea! good luck.

[Adraria]

Although the randomness of the standard model makes the universe seem less special, it’s still mysterious that our universe is so consistent with respect to the laws of physics when universes with the occasional deviation from the laws of physics would still be able to support life and would be a lot more numerous

[embroiledalive]

Part of the anthropic problem that you didn't mention (or I missed it) is that humans as other animals, are programmed to look for patterns. With all of our senses, patterns help us recognize and differentiate enemies, food, drum beats, paths, aromas, etc. Our programming may push us to find order in the universe in the same way it tricks us into confusing random order for patterns. That is, we have to be careful to avoid forcing order onto chaos.

[jakel]

my whole life since I was 6 years old was one existential crisis...

[Elephantstonica]

Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
- Democritus

And so,

The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.
- Marcus Aurelius

[anshuman_eek]

I love these philosophical science type videos. Can't wait for more. They just change the way you interpret things:)

[moosethompson]

Another question this brings up is "Is there a consensus reality?" Recently I've begun to lean more towards "yes." That switch is simply due to the belief in the color magenta. It only exists as a mental construct, not as a color of light. Fun, eh! Looking forward to your philosophy series on Nebula.

[BangMaster]

Some guy got very high once, and came up with a beautiful answer to the existential crises.
""All matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves."" -Bill Hicks.