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.
Authors
- Alastair Wilson
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Physics Conference Series
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2877/1/012080
- Primary Topic
- Mathematical and Theoretical Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00