Conventional explanations run into a tower-of-turtles problem. Some scientists and philosophers have suggested self-consistent explanatory loops instead. Some scientists reject the orthodox, Platonic view of physical laws (idealized, infinitely precise mathematical relationships that transcend the physical universe). The laws of physics may not operate with infinite precision because the universe has finite computational power. Teleology, or final causation, is taboo in orthodox science. The concept of a universe destined to bring forth life and observers is clearly teleological. Backward
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