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- From: matmcinn@nuscc.nus.sg (Mcinnes B T (Dr))
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- Subject: Re: Length scales in physics 1 - the Bohr radius
- Message-ID: <1992Aug18.035022.19057@nuscc.nus.sg>
- Date: 18 Aug 92 03:50:22 GMT
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- OK, so one can use dimensional analysis to give shoddy proofs.
- Errr...and what has been gained thereby?
- All this kind of thing is based on the assumption that Nature Abhors
- Numbers Larger Than the Number of Fingers on Two Human Hands.
- Is this fundamental assumption really true? If it is, then we have a
- deep mystery on our hands. Perhaps there is an anthropic explanation?
- I propose: " The Digital Anthropic Principle".
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