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Re: DAMN, THAT'S COOL! (Help a fellow geek)

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From: William R. Penrose
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 00:00
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In article <32FF3A2C.43B8@ix.netcom.com> Mike Herauf <m.herauf@ix.netcom.com> writes:
>> 
>> AHA! The antropic principle.
>> 
>> Mike Herauf

>Umm . . . I mean anthropic principle, not antropic.

No, you were right.  The antropic principle says that if the fine structure 
constant were different in the sixth decimal place, we would all be ants.

Bill


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From: wpenrose@interaccess.com (William R. Penrose)
Subject: Re: DAMN, THAT'S COOL! (Help a fellow geek)
Date: 1997/02/11
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