Thanks, Phil. I was reading along happily until I got to the part on fine-tuning. I'm not against the idea of a multiverse, even though proof would be tough to produce, but I think Victor Stenger offers a much more compelling explanation for the values of the cosmological constants without needing to resort to the multiple-universes hypothesis. If anyone is interested in nitty-gritty scientific details, please let me know and I can send you the final chapter of Stenger's book on fine tuning. Thanks, Joel (joel74@gmail.com)
I don't like the term "fine-tune" because it inherently implies a "fine-tuner.". The article is a bit dated anyway, from way back in 2011 ;-) Highs is now pretty much proven, and some physicists are talking about faster than light travel by using inflation - expanding the space behind and compressing the space ahead.
Thanks, Phil. I was reading along happily until I got to the part on fine-tuning. I'm not against the idea of a multiverse, even though proof would be tough to produce, but I think Victor Stenger offers a much more compelling explanation for the values of the cosmological constants without needing to resort to the multiple-universes hypothesis. If anyone is interested in nitty-gritty scientific details, please let me know and I can send you the final chapter of Stenger's book on fine tuning. Thanks, Joel (joel74@gmail.com)
ReplyDeleteWhich Stegner book are you referring to?
ReplyDeleteI don't like the term "fine-tune" because it inherently implies a "fine-tuner.". The article is a bit dated anyway, from way back in 2011 ;-) Highs is now pretty much proven, and some physicists are talking about faster than light travel by using inflation - expanding the space behind and compressing the space ahead.
That's "Higgs" rather than "Highs"....
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