serp777
Well-Known Member
I feel that the multiverse, as an explanation for our existence, has more evidence and explanatory power than the claims made by religions. I guess I exclude those obscure religions that postulate a multiverse since I know someone will bring up some infinitesimal religion that supports the idea of a multiverse. Anyways, here are several arguments:
1. This first argument is by no means the main justification here, but it should be noted that as technology has advanced, so too has our perspective of the size of the universe. At first humans thought that our solar system was the only one in existence. Then we thought that there was only one super cluster of stars. Next, we thought there was only one galaxy with a large number of nebulae. Judging from history, it seems unlikely that now we're at the end of the road.
2. Quantum mechanics suggests the many worlds hypothesis as an explanation for why certain probabilities are realized over the others.
3. Inflationary theory also heavily implies that inflation doesn't stop everywhere simultaneously, which means that inflation is always continuing somewhere. This is suggestive of eternal inflation, which gives significant credence to the idea of multiple universes popping into existence as inflation continues.
4. The multiverse explains nicely why particular constant appear to have somewhat random, but very particular and bizarre values. You would then expect all possible universes to exist, which means that ours also has to exist and thus we're here.
5. The Wilkinson_Microwave_Anisotropy_Probe or WMAP might have some evidence of other universes that affected the microwave CMB shortly after the big bang. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkinson_Microwave_Anisotropy_Probe
6. Other theories that many brilliant scientists are pursuing--string theory to name one.
So religious people--if you're going to have faith in something, why not the multiverse? At least the multiverse has some evidence and our most successful theories suggest its existence.
1. This first argument is by no means the main justification here, but it should be noted that as technology has advanced, so too has our perspective of the size of the universe. At first humans thought that our solar system was the only one in existence. Then we thought that there was only one super cluster of stars. Next, we thought there was only one galaxy with a large number of nebulae. Judging from history, it seems unlikely that now we're at the end of the road.
2. Quantum mechanics suggests the many worlds hypothesis as an explanation for why certain probabilities are realized over the others.
3. Inflationary theory also heavily implies that inflation doesn't stop everywhere simultaneously, which means that inflation is always continuing somewhere. This is suggestive of eternal inflation, which gives significant credence to the idea of multiple universes popping into existence as inflation continues.
4. The multiverse explains nicely why particular constant appear to have somewhat random, but very particular and bizarre values. You would then expect all possible universes to exist, which means that ours also has to exist and thus we're here.
5. The Wilkinson_Microwave_Anisotropy_Probe or WMAP might have some evidence of other universes that affected the microwave CMB shortly after the big bang. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkinson_Microwave_Anisotropy_Probe
6. Other theories that many brilliant scientists are pursuing--string theory to name one.
So religious people--if you're going to have faith in something, why not the multiverse? At least the multiverse has some evidence and our most successful theories suggest its existence.