Re: [asa] The Multiverse - Physics or Metaphysics?

(Susskind also points out that if the multiverse is incorrect, it will be hard to answer the IDists. In fact, his book gives some of the clearest expressions of cosmological fine tuning.)

I think we need to avoid the "either-or" fallacy in addressing multiverses, MWI, string landscape, etc.?

First, it may be presently difficult for us to imaging God creating a string landscape, but perhaps he chose to do so.? After all, the heavens declare his glory, and how big is that?

Second,?a cornerstone of revealed religion is that there is an unrevealed lostness to which humanity defaults through sin.? At one point in the Bible this is described as saying that God hides.? How good is God at hiding?? Can we defeat him through science apologetics and flush him out?? We shouldn't be surprised if the anthropic arguments eventually fail as a string theory or some other multiverse cosmology becomes established, if God is choosing to hide.

This is just a friendly word of caution for the overall topic.? I think there are many worthy things to discuss in regard to these multiverse theories, but let's not be afraid of them or vilify them entirely.? They are describing a subset of God's capabilities, and if the subset exists then so might the superset, so no falsification of our faith is involved.? In fact,?it affirms the subset and that is progress.?

Phil

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Received on Tue Sep 11 18:06:02 2007