The Multiverse: What Philosophers and Theologians Get Wrong
The multiverse hypothesis has drawn tremendous attention recently from philosophers and theologians. Some of their arguments about it rest on sociological claims regarding the beliefs and motivations of cosmologists, others on metaphysical claims regarding the nature of universes. There is no survey...
| Published in: | Theology and science |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2020]
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Theology and science
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| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science NBC Doctrine of God |
| Further subjects: | B
cosmic fine-tuning
B Anthropic Principle B Experimental philosophy B Multiverse B Cosmology |
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| Summary: | The multiverse hypothesis has drawn tremendous attention recently from philosophers and theologians. Some of their arguments about it rest on sociological claims regarding the beliefs and motivations of cosmologists, others on metaphysical claims regarding the nature of universes. There is no survey evidence supporting these claims. To fill this evidential gap, a survey was conducted of a large, representative sample of cosmologists. Thematically, three questions about the multiverse hypothesis were explored: whether cosmologists regard it as fully scientific, what motivates cosmologists to explore it, and what the nature of a universe is. The results are presented and discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2019.1710348 |