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This version of the principle seems almost to imply that the sole purpose of the Universe is to create & sustain intelligent life; not only are the values of constants arranged to do this, but there seems almost to be some unseen force driving the Universe towards its goal.
This version of the principle seems almost to imply that the sole purpose of the Universe is to create & sustain intelligent life; not only are the values of constants arranged to do this, but there seems almost to be some unseen force driving the Universe towards its goal.
==Theistic Implications==
The anthropic principle is commonly interpreted as evidence of an [[Intelligent Design | intelligent designer]]. Physicist Robin Collins said, "The extraordinary fine-tuning of the laws and constants of nature, their beauty, their discoverability, their intelligibility - all of this combines to make the God hypothesis the most reasonable choice we have. All other theories come short." <ref>Lee Strobel, ''The Case for a Creator'', Zondervan 2004</ref>
==Criticisms of the Anthropic Principle==
==Criticisms of the Anthropic Principle==