Does fine-tuning support the existence of a multiverse?

Abstract In the context of the probabilistic fine-tuning argument for the existence of a divine designer, appeals to the existence of a multiverse have often seemed ad hoc. The situation is rather different though if there is independent evidence from physics for a multiverse. This paper argues that the fate of the fine-tuning argument depends on open questions in fundamental physics and cosmology. It also argues that the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics opens up new routes to undercutting the force of the fine-tuning argument.

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Journal of Physics Conference Series
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2024-10-01
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2877/1/012080
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Mathematical and Theoretical Analysis
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Does fine-tuning support the existence of a multiverse?

Alastair Wilson
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Does fine-tuning support the existence of a multiverse?

Alastair Wilson
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Abstract In the context of the probabilistic fine-tuning argument for the existence of a divine designer, appeals to the existence of a multiverse have often seemed ad hoc. The situation is rather different though if there is independent evidence from physics for a multiverse. This paper argues that the fate of the fine-tuning argument depends on open questions in fundamental physics and cosmology. It also argues that the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics opens up new routes to undercutting the force of the fine-tuning argument.

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