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According to the scenario of cosmological artificial selection (CAS) and artificial cosmogenesis, our universe was created and possibly even fine-tuned by cosmic engineers in another universe. This approach shall be compared to other explanations, and some far-reaching problems of it shall be discussed.
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Vaas, R. Cosmological Artificial Selection: Creation out of Something?. Found Sci 17, 25–28 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-010-9218-3
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