Right. It's another reason why I think there isn't any basis for it.
> Selection comes to mind. On uninhabited planets, sentient beings don't ponder > this question. > > Quoting "Robert A. Book" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Bryan Caplan wrote: > > > > > > > That seems to water down the Principle to complete irrelevance, doesn't > > > > it? > > > > > > Well, the notion that life is very unlikely, but happened on earth > > > through sheer chance, does not require that earth is "special" in > > > any fundamental physical sense. > > > > > > What's the basis for the principle in the first place? > > > > > > --Robert Book > > >