ABSTRACT
Not many would accept Lewis’ theory of possible worlds. But hypotheses about our actual world are not wanting that are deflationary in the same way. A number of cosmologists hold to the view that present observable space is but a small and local part of reality. The settings of critical values in the equations that govern local space are, because of differences in initial conditions, likely to be different in the indefinitely numerous other localities. A world of stars, planets, life and minds is the winner of a lottery.
