Risky anthropic reasoning in cosmology. For or against an evolutional nature of the Universe?

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Rocznik Filozoficzny Ignatianum 23 (2):7-28 (2018)
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In contemporary cosmology, from the creation of the General Theory of Relativity to the second half of the twentieth century, the main task of cosmologists was to construct and test cosmological models of the Universe.

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A fatal logical flaw in anthropic principle design arguments.Gilbert Fulmer - 2001 - International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 49 (2):101-110.

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