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Published online 6 August 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040802-21
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Mysterious cosmos
Why is our Universe so exquisitely tuned to host life? Using the anthropic principle to explain the world might be a tempting alternative to invoking God, but it’s not science, says Philip Ball.
We are lucky to be alive. Extraordinarily lucky.
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