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One SF short story takes this further. The best form of interstellar travel generates black holes, so the universe is optimized for producing the type of life which does interstellar travel via that process. No need for coincidences here, and even more un-falsifiable.


What's the name of the short story? Sounds like it could be interesting.


"What Continues... and What Fails..." by David Brin, perhaps?


That's the one - thanks!


Not sure about a short story, but there's a novel with that idea: Learning the World: a Scientific Romance by Ken MacLeod


Gregory Benford also wrote a novel that touches on this topic called "Cosm", which is a pretty excellent read.




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