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Philosophical argument for pluralism

Lucidarian

Member
Sorry, I'm not seeing how this is about pluralism.
The original idea was just me mulling around the idea of there being an infinite number of realities if the origin of the universe was infinite basically. I was thinking how this could tie in to some of the interpretations of quantum mechanics also like the many worlds interpretation.
 

beenherebeforeagain

Rogue Animist
Premium Member
The original idea was just me mulling around the idea of there being an infinite number of realities if the origin of the universe was infinite basically. I was thinking how this could tie in to some of the interpretations of quantum mechanics also like the many worlds interpretation.
okay, plurality of worlds and not necessarily plurality of substances or forces or deities.
 

Alitheia Aylso

Philosopher
I'm hoping to have a friendly debate with anyone with different ideas, here's a philosophical argument I thought of today.

Because the universe must have an infinite origin to be created, and the properties of anything created is determined by the parts which create it, the universe is a reflection of an infinite origin. Because such an origin would have infinite entropy, our universe must be an increasingly chaotic system in the sense that all energy is expanding in a complex network.

In this sense, we can infer that there is an infinite number of realities in an infinite origin and many realities in this universe.

In critiquing your arguments I have noticed 1 logical fallacy, 2 beliefs, and 1 unsupported claim.

Logical Chain

Claim 1: The universe has infinite origin. (Based on Belief)
Support 1-1: The universe is created (Belief)

Claim 2: The origin of the universe would have infinite entropy (Logical Fallacy: H2O (water) and HO2 (hydroperoxyl) come from the same parts but are not a reflection of those parts.) (Unsupported Claim: That something is infinite has unlimited entropy)
Support 2-1: Properties of anything created is determined by the parts which create it.
Support 2-2: The universe has infinite origin. (Belief)
Support 2-3:The universe is a reflection of an infinite origin. (Based on Belief)

Claim 3: The universe is increasingly chaotic in that the sense that all energy is expanding in a complex network.
Support 3-1: Because the origin of the universe would have infinite entropy. (False Logic)

Claim 4: We can infer that there are an infinite number of realities in this universe. (Unsupported Claim)
 
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