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God and the Multiverse: Humanity's Expanding View of the Cosmos

Tekijä: Victor J. Stenger

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"Cosmologists have reasons to believe that the vast universe in which we live is just one of an endless number of other universes within a multiverse--a mind-boggling array that may extend indefinitely in space and endlessly in both the past and the future. In this comprehensive history of multiverse theory, Victor Stenger reviews the key developments in the history of science that led to the current consensus view of astrophysicists, taking pains to explain essential concepts and discoveries in accessible language. He shows that science's emerging understanding of the multiverse--consisting of trillions upon trillions of galaxies--is fully explicable in naturalistic terms with no need for supernatural forces to explain its origin or ongoing existence. How can conceptions of God, traditional or otherwise, be squared with this new worldview? The author shows how, in the light of science, long-held beliefs will need to undergo major revision or otherwise face eventual extinction."--Publisher description.… (lisätietoja)
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The failure of this book is on a par with a supernova. Read it and descend into a black hole. Stenger is obviously a knowledgeable physicist with an impressive career. The book spews scientific facts at the speed of light, interspersing the strangest trivia and personal reminiscences in an attempt to make it readable. But the traces of readability are marred by so many missing words, extra words, and other non-spelling errors as to make it seem self-published. That makes one doubt the accuracy of his science as well. It ends up being neither an academic scientific publication nor a popular science explanation of his thesis: God is not necessary for physics. I am not shocked by that statement, but I am amazed that someone could put so much effort into this, and presumably his many other books, and yet completely ignore the existence of consciousness in his cosmology or his logic. ( )
  drardavis | Feb 4, 2020 |
This is a very good overview of the history of cosmology, but it suffers from two flaws, in my mind. First, it would be difficult for most general readers to wade through. Stenger repeatedly wades into the deep end with a minimum of explanation, relying on the reader to know a considerable amount of physics and mathematical reasoning. He not uncommonly will flippantly say things in the vein of, "this obviously leads to this," or "this, of course, leads to . . ." I am pretty sure that there are many general readers who would put the book down once they get into the modern cosmology portions of the book where he wades deeply into particle physics. I even had a tough time in places, and I have a moderately strong scientific background in the topics.

Second, he seems to have visceral need to refute theistic and deistic beliefs and continually takes jabs at religious belief. I would have no problem with that if his arguments were as sound as he believes they are. Although I can recognize some of the validity in his arguments against fine-tuning arguments for the existence of a creator, he oversteps his bounds when he so emphatically supports a belief in the multiverse. He seems to believe that unless there is evidence to the contrary, the multiverse is a perfectly reasonable explanation for why our universe is the way it is and that it is amenable to life. The problem is, there is no evidence whatsoever in support of the multiverse, so, although it is an acceptable theory, its weight is nowhere near what he makes of it.

Lastly, even if all the fine-tuning arguments can be refuted, which I am not convinced he has accomplished, the origin of life problem remains. He offhandedly mentions that there is currently no theory that explains the origin of life, and then goes on to act as if that is no barrier to life being possible on many of the other very numerous planets in the universe sporting the correct conditions to support life. Being able to support life, and evolving life are two very different things. To rule out an intelligent designer who is responsible for life in our universe on such nonexistent grounds is irresponsible, and represents a poor argument at best. ( )
  bness2 | May 23, 2017 |
A fine and not too short account of particle physics and modern cosmology, specifically extending to the eternal-inflation-based variety of the multiverse idea. One can only hope that readers unfamiliar with Stenger's many earlier books, and lured to this one by the word "god" in the title, will take to heart the central naturalistic lesson presaged as early on as p 25: "[T]he more science is able to demonstrate the bankruptcy of the magical thinking inherent in all religion, moderate as well as extreme, the less humans will rely on this worthless and dangerous way to rule their lives."
  fpagan | Apr 4, 2015 |
At first you might think that the title is a misnomer, because the author actually doesn't get to the multiverse (and only briefly to God) until the last couple of chapters of the book. But the first part of the book is a good introduction to physics, the evolution of physics, and modern ideas in physics, explaining how we got to the idea of the multiverse, and why it is not just a concept made up by physicists to try to get around the idea of a Creator. There were a number of interesting tidbits in this book, and plenty of new information even for someone who has read quite a bit on this topic. One of the most interesting things was the author's explanation of how we actually can test for the multiverse, something that many lay writers have assumed is impossible (and that, frankly, I thought myself was impossible). Some of the middle of the book can be hard going for people not versed in mathematics, but just reading most of the concepts and scanning the equations can get you through; you don't need a degree in physics if you're willing to trust your author. ( )
  Devil_llama | Jan 30, 2015 |
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"Cosmologists have reasons to believe that the vast universe in which we live is just one of an endless number of other universes within a multiverse--a mind-boggling array that may extend indefinitely in space and endlessly in both the past and the future. In this comprehensive history of multiverse theory, Victor Stenger reviews the key developments in the history of science that led to the current consensus view of astrophysicists, taking pains to explain essential concepts and discoveries in accessible language. He shows that science's emerging understanding of the multiverse--consisting of trillions upon trillions of galaxies--is fully explicable in naturalistic terms with no need for supernatural forces to explain its origin or ongoing existence. How can conceptions of God, traditional or otherwise, be squared with this new worldview? The author shows how, in the light of science, long-held beliefs will need to undergo major revision or otherwise face eventual extinction."--Publisher description.

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