> > I don't see why we should limit ourselves to the simplest possible universe > containing consciousness. > > I would think that all worlds containing consciousness would be inhabited > naturally. > > Joel >
Actually I agree, fundamentally. Perhaps, there is just a gut feeling around that "simplest possible" goes hand-in-hand with "more instances", and hence, a greater likelihood that that description is accurate for our world. In physics and cosmology, and even in many engineering siutations, we have always tried to avoid "fine-tuning", which is associated with greater complexity. The best models have the least need for fine-tuning. So that is where I am coming from. The all-universes (and related) approaches have appeal precisely for this reason. Fred
