1 Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah, USA)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29202/phil-cosm/31/1
Received: 24 April 2023 / Accepted: 22 May 2023 / Published: 15 October 2023
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Keywords: multiverse, fine-tuned universe, simulation, cosmology, creation of universe, epistemological framework, Drake equation
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