tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443356873895092571.post4296353858670740812..comments2024-03-28T02:30:17.476-07:00Comments on God-Centered Christian: Theism, Quantum Physics, and the MultiverseDaniel Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695545556655878383noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443356873895092571.post-30060081177893920182012-07-17T19:42:45.980-07:002012-07-17T19:42:45.980-07:00The multiverse theory is basically like saying tha...The multiverse theory is basically like saying that we are here because we are here. It says nothing of mechanism. It's a sophisticated-sounding backdoor out of an otherwise desperate attempt to explain "what is" without God.Dan Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443356873895092571.post-68109508013517606062012-07-17T07:37:55.200-07:002012-07-17T07:37:55.200-07:00Nice.
My advice, by the way, to any who enter int...Nice.<br /><br />My advice, by the way, to any who enter into the apologetics of physics, is to be prepared for a couple of things. As usual, you can expect an attempt at intellectual bullying. By this I mean, expect lots of big words and "corrections" to your "understanding".<br /><br />In this article, Daniel mentioned Ockham's razor, which indeed is on the side of the theist in this debate. However, be careful not to state Ockham's razor as "the simplest solution tends to be the correct solution", as you will be told that isn't the correct definition. Instead, when using a plain English description, say "the solution which requires the fewest assumptions/givens tends to be the correct one". So far, I have yet to be shown that that is an incorrect characterization. Of course, be prepared to be told it doesn't prove anything as indeed, it is only a tendency.<br /><br />Another popular one in physics-based debates is the second law of thermodynamics, or entropy. A common way we are informed that our understanding of this applying to the complexity and appearance of design is flawed is that the law applies to closed systems only. Short of appealing to the multi-verse theory described in this article, our universe is a closed system. If anyone reading this is intensely interested in this from the point of view of the naturalist, I refer them to Brian Greene's "The Fabric of the Cosmos". In discussing entropy and quantum probability, he makes the following statement with a straight face: "...it is much more likely that the partially melted ice cubes you saw at 10:30 p.m. got there because a statistical fluke acted itself out in a glass of liquid water, than that they originated in the even less likely state of fully formed ice cubes." B.G. is a smart guy, but its scary that this type of conclusion can be arrived at and given priority over what seems to be simple reason because of its "mathematical elegance".Adam Byerlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443356873895092571.post-41714781391181599022012-07-17T06:38:51.369-07:002012-07-17T06:38:51.369-07:00Awesome post. That video was amazing. To put it ...Awesome post. That video was amazing. To put it into completely inadequate terms, Our God is an Awesome God.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849597888734990071noreply@blogger.com