What's God Got To Do With It?

摘要

What would you rather believe in, God or the multiverse? It sounds like an instance of cosmic apples and oranges, but increasingly we are being told it's a choice we must make. Take the dialogue earlier this year between Richard Dawkins and physicist Steven Weinberg in Austin, Texas. Discussing the fact that the universe appears fine-tuned for our existence, Weinberg told Dawkins: "If you discovered a really impressive fine-tuning... I think you'd really be left with only two explanations: a benevolent designer or a multiverse."rnWeinberg went on to clarify that invoking a benevolent designer does not count as a genuine explanation, but I wasrnintrigued by his either/or scenario. Is that really our only choice? Supernatural creator or parallel worlds?rnIt is according to an article in this month's Discover magazine. "Short of invoking a benevolent creator, many physicists see only one possible explanation," writes journalist Tim Folger.