A new paper proposes ways to test the anthropic principle, which suggests that the fundamental parameters of the universe are finely tuned to support life.
The paper, authored by Nemanja Kaloper and Alexander Westphal, presents a method to experimentally test the anthropic principle.
The authors identify specific parameters that, if different, would have resulted in a very different universe.
By comparing the modeled evolution of the universe to the observed cosmos, the validity of the anthropic principle can be evaluated.