Science's Alternative to an Intelligent Creator: the Multiverse Theory

Discover ^ | Nov 26, 2008 | Tim Folger

[x_plus_one]

Our universe is perfectly tailored for life.

"Life" is tailored for our universe. This explains the myopic viewpoint of secularists. They always start out on the wron foot....

[Texas Eagle]

What's with all the "notions" and "concepts" and "theories"?

I thought the earf's creation was settled science.

Get back to me when these brainiacs finally concede that God created the earth in His own sweet time.

[Seruzawa]

This is a great theory. It’s impossible to test it! Everything is now answered and “science” no longer has to prove anything. Well done.

So how does this differ from religion?

[CE2949BB]

Our universe is perfectly tailored for life. That may be the work of God or the result of our universe being one of many.

Ugh. "Tailored" assumes we were created first and the universe was created for us.

We are a product of our universe. So, of course, it is fit for us.

[The Duke]

If scientists are scamming us about global warming, then who’s to say that the big bang theory isn’t also just another excuse to feed at the trough?

[fish hawk]

The “science” idiots will never even imagine the power and depth of our GOD let alone argue about what HE created. To start with GOD created “science”.

[LiteKeeper]

Still avoids the biggest question: Life is controlled and organized by information. Where does that information come from? Even an infinite number of multiverses cannot explain the origin of information!

[babygene]

Bookmarked for later

[boxer21]

I always enjoy reading articles or essays of this nature because they are mind stretching. At the same time, those wizards might want to step back and look at things practically: we have five senses that evolved to keep us alive and to reproduce; along came a mutation that separated us from the apes and monkeys but beyond that, all animal life forms possess the same senses.

The wizards exhibit the height of arrogance when they purport to understand and explain the universe to us thinking that their five monkey senses will unveil and reveal the mystery of the universe to us. Something like Algore wanting to control the earth’s climate.

[Juan Medén]

Another salvo from the ABG party — = Anything But God. The problem with God is that, if He exists, we would then be accountable to someone higher than ourselves. That's bad news for a lot of people. Thus, call every allusion to the inherent design of the universe the baseless claims of rightwing, religious zealot creationists and in its place —the unprovable MULTIVERSE!!!!!

[steve86]

Bookmarked for when I am not so upset about the Mumbai thing.

[stevem]

I've seen this story in motion pictures on TV. As I was watching it I kept asking myself who would invent such a theory? It was surely being put forth by the quintessential scientists who were the objects of the show.

I'm a man of faith...more so as I grow older. I have been indirectly called a nitwit because I place my "hope" in something that can't be measured or tested through experimentation.

Interesting.

I'm curious. Has anyone ever created life from carbon based soup in a labratory?

[durasell]

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/09/biologists-on-t.html

[SeekAndFind]

Another salvo from the ABG party — = Anything But God. The problem with God is that, if He exists, we would then be accountable to someone higher than ourselves. That's bad news for a lot of people. Thus, call every allusion to the inherent design of the universe the baseless claims of rightwing, religious zealot creationists and in its place —the unprovable MULTIVERSE!!!!!

Well, looks like there is no scientific alternative to Intelligent Design in the entire universe

[cookcounty]

"Our universe is perfectly tailored for life. That may be the work of God or the result of our universe being one of many."

LOL!! "Many", as if it were a dozen or two....

If they were honest, they would call it "a virtually infinite number."

Or at a minimum: "many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many".......and on for 7,000 pages.

With infinity, you can explain anything, even if you're not religious!

[deaconjim]

By definition, the universe encompases everything in existence. That being the case, there can only be one “universe”.

[I see my hands]

Right. Wherever there is life, its universe by definition, is tailored to it. That entire "perfect distance from the sun!" stuff is disappointing to hear.

[onedoug]

A multi-verse to me would make God even more likely.

[dragonblustar]

John 14:2
In my Father’s house are many rooms