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Author Topic:   MULTIVERSE OR UNIVERSE?
Primordial Egg
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Message 13 of 14 (170659)
12-22-2004 5:08 AM
Reply to: Message 11 by Chimp
12-22-2004 4:48 AM


Hi Chimp
It becomes clear that there is no real conceptual difference between an infinite multiverse of all possible worlds and an ultimate "intelligent creator". Since by definition all possibilities must exist, therefore God must exist in at least one universe.
I don't think this necessarily holds if we define God to be infinite. What I would agree on is that if the multiverse idea holds then the probability of a super-intelligence with the ability to create universes existing "somewhere out there" is 1. Whether or not we ourselves are in such a Universe goes back to the age-old question of whether or not this notion is testable.
Also, if we define God to be the infinite, then what exactly does this mean. What does it mean to say that infinity is intelligent?
There seems to be a logical contradiction here:
God is defined to be "infinite" (...)
Acausality demands a logical justification, hence there is the explanation of randomness and probability distributions, which ultimately lead to absurdities[infinities]
You seem to be implying that God being infinite, is an absurdity, which I'm sure you didn't mean.
Also, you are invoking a logical justification for acausality, but only asserting that acausality must derive from an intelligence. Can you go into your thought processes for how you arrive at this?
PE

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