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Comment author: David_Gerard 02 April 2012 07:26:23AM 0 points [-]

I'm thinking now of Lee Smolin's hypothesis that universes reproduce via black holes, which is why our universe seems fine-tuned for their production.

Comment author: Raemon 02 April 2012 03:32:09PM 0 points [-]

Huh. Lacking any kind of background to evaluate that critically, but it's a neat concept.

Comment author: shminux 02 April 2012 06:46:32PM 0 points [-]

There is a nice public polemic between Smolin and Susskind, with some accessible parts in it.

Comment author: David_Gerard 02 April 2012 06:46:54PM -1 points [-]

It's in Wikipedia. His original detailed theory was disproved, but many still find the idea of interest.

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