Would God Create our Universe through Multiverse?

被引:2
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作者
Chan, Man Ho [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Hong Kong Inst Educ, Dept Sci & Environm Studies, Tai Po, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Hong Kong Baptist Univ, Dept Relig & Philosophy, Tai Po, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
关键词
Designer; Naturalism; Design argument; Natural theology; Creation; Multiverse;
D O I
10.1080/14746700.2015.1082873
中图分类号
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要
Modern science reveals that our universe is fine-tuned for life. Many fundamental constants and conditions in our nature fall into very narrow life-allowing ranges. This fine-tuning phenomenon can be addressed by two major hypotheses: the God hypothesis, and the multiverse hypothesis. In this article, I show that recent scientific observations do not favor the multiverse hypothesis. Also, I argue that an omnipotent, omniscient and perfectly good God would not create our fine-tuned universe through the multiverse scenario. Therefore, these two specific hypotheses are incompatible with each other.
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页码:395 / 408
页数:14
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