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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think that's actually a question that can be taken seriously. My answer would be that a Turing-complete universe with a mechanism for decreasing local entropy would be sufficient to make it possible (not necessarily likely) that some sort of computing entity would arise and comprehend something like the anthropic principle.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Pretty much everything in Terry Pratchett's oeuvre could and should be taken seriously. Praise Anoia that he also took it with a grain of salt, and with tongue stuck firmly in cheek!