Why Some Scientists Embrace the 'Multiverse'

Jewish World Review ^ | June 18, 2013/ | Denis Prager

[expat1000]

Last week, in Nice, France, I was privileged to participate, along with 30 scholars, mostly scientists and mathematicians, in a conference on the question of whether the universe was designed, or at least fine-tuned, to make life, especially intelligent life. Participants — from Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Berkeley and Columbia among other American and European universities — included believers in G0D, agonistics and atheists.

[TheRhinelander]

Unless someone can provide proof this is just all theoretical nonsense.

I can claim there is an alien civilization living in my ass and claim it’s a theory. Whoopdee doo!

[MrB]

Those are all direct descendants of the religion of Humanism, which began with the lie “you will be as gods, knowing good and evil”.

Unless one of these fantasy universes was exempted from the curse, you won’t find the one you’re looking for.

[hannibaal]

Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist. Why would his opinion on matters such as this mean anything? There is no “evidence” for a lot of things in the world. Science is about exploring the unknown in an attempt to make it known. So when faced with a question such as this one, many theories are proposed which all work, until some new discovery or new data can refute those theories or add a little more to them.

[Flotsam_Jetsome]

Not offended at all, and no offense was intended toward anyone on this forum; I'm not Jewish. As has been noted, it was simply a showing of respect for a Jewish FReeper, coupled with curiosity as to form, under Jewish custom.

/thread participation

[hannibaal]

You can say the same thing for any religion. I know you will respond with the word “faith” which is something created because no one had any proof.

These are working theories, and work is done to disprove these theories.

I don’t see why you are getting your panties in such a twist.

[Caipirabob]

Why Some Scientists Embrace the 'Multiverse'

If there's life in there, the democrats will find it.

And register it to vote.

[TheRhinelander]

I’m not I simply think it’s ridiculous. Send a probe through a black hole and we’ll see what happens.

[expat1000]

>>Unless someone can provide proof this is just all theoretical nonsense.

Sounds exactly like an atheist talking about G0d.

[expat1000]

I have no idea what this is about. There was nothing remotely offensive in anything you said.

[Viennacon]

That’s my point. The scientific community will claim God doesn’t exist for lack of evidence, then declare that there are a zillion universes. They’re hypocrites.I mentioned Dawkins because he seems to have become the go-to guy for the general public on science. I’m well aware this is outside his field of ‘expertise’, but so is God and he never shuts up on that subject.

[MHGinTN]

I was a bit shocked that Praeger would make the following assertion, given that he is also an OT Bible scholar and has no doubt read Daniel Chapter five:

But there is not a shred of evidence of the existence of these other universes. Nor could there be since contact with another universe is impossible.

There is another where/when only the length of an arm away from our own.

[chaosagent]

If there is an infinity of universe’s, could somebody please tell me how to find the bridge to the one where there is no marxism, no collectivism, no islam, no PC, no multiculturalism, and no liberals (in the modern sense).

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Or even the one where Sheldon is a clown made of candy. That one might not be too bad either.

[MHGinTN]

Sheldon is the star of the show ...