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Bad analogy. A puddle is a local system, governed by local random conditions (e.g. the sun as in that example)

The strong anthropic principle makes a statement about the fine tuning of the one and only, non-random, system that governs all systems.

I.e. the rudimentary physics & chemistry that happens to favours determine carbon based life generally.



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