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chaogomu t1_jcvqr8n wrote

Reply to comment by rangeDSP in A Brief History of Time is ‘wrong’, Stephen Hawking told collaborator | Stephen Hawking by ZealousidealClub4119

I forget who first said it, From the water's perspective it's a pothole is perfectly shaped to hold it. It exactly contours to the shape of the water, so must have been created for that water.

Now, we know that this is a backwards way to look at things. So why do we look at the universe that way?

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ozamataz_b t1_jcw5g0l wrote

“If you imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, 'This is an interesting world I find myself in — an interesting hole I find myself in — fits me rather neatly, doesn't it? In fact it fits me staggeringly well, must have been made to have me in it!" - Douglas Adams

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chaogomu t1_jcw5pct wrote

Thanks. That has been bugging me for the last hour.

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