I don't understand the argument. Do the defenders of fine-tuning claim that on the multiverse view there is a question of why this specific universe is fine tuned? Isn't that explained by the anthropic principle? Sure, there are many universes out there most of which are not fine tuned, but only in this fine tuned one can we observe the fine tuning.
Yeah, saying we just care about universe #6431 seems implausible. Otherwise you could point to incredibly strong evidence of fine-tuning for earth specifically (if it was just a little further in or out, if the atmosphere was a bit different...) or any given person (even assuming this person’s parents really have sex on the specific day, what are the chances that this sperm out of several million...)
Im a theist but the fine tuning argument seems silly to me because it assumes some iteration of that set of fundamental constants or even more broadly the mathematics/logic of our universe must apply to all possible universes
I am not a fancy philosopher, but I’m calling bullshit on the multiverse. I don’t think anyone can find a way to make the multiverse hypothesis respectable.
It is the most fantastic ad hoc explanation I've ever heard. It is a way of avoiding the truth about our observations of the universe, and embracing an outlandish explanation that we don't have a shred of evidence for.
I don't understand the argument. Do the defenders of fine-tuning claim that on the multiverse view there is a question of why this specific universe is fine tuned? Isn't that explained by the anthropic principle? Sure, there are many universes out there most of which are not fine tuned, but only in this fine tuned one can we observe the fine tuning.
Yeah, saying we just care about universe #6431 seems implausible. Otherwise you could point to incredibly strong evidence of fine-tuning for earth specifically (if it was just a little further in or out, if the atmosphere was a bit different...) or any given person (even assuming this person’s parents really have sex on the specific day, what are the chances that this sperm out of several million...)
Im a theist but the fine tuning argument seems silly to me because it assumes some iteration of that set of fundamental constants or even more broadly the mathematics/logic of our universe must apply to all possible universes
I am not a fancy philosopher, but I’m calling bullshit on the multiverse. I don’t think anyone can find a way to make the multiverse hypothesis respectable.
What’s so disrespectable about it?
It is the most fantastic ad hoc explanation I've ever heard. It is a way of avoiding the truth about our observations of the universe, and embracing an outlandish explanation that we don't have a shred of evidence for.
100% agree with you on this. Very disappointing that Goff endorses this, frankly, terrible objection