Physics to God Podcast

Physics to God Episodes

by Rabbi Elie Feder PhD and Rabbi Aaron Zimmer

Physics to God is a guided journey through modern physics to discover God. We start from the fine tuning of the constants of nature, travel through the multiverse, and ultimately arrive at a compelling idea of God. We recommend that you read or listen to the episodes in order.

I'll likely read through the transcripts rather than listen to every episode, but looking forward to checking this out.

Is the Multiverse Real?

The idea of the multiverse is not new. Over 2,000 years ago, the Roman philosopher, Lucretius, theorized that over an infinite expanse of time, atoms randomly assemble themselves into all possible arrangements—including a universe like our own. This idea was revived over a hundred years ago in 1895 by physicist Ludwig Boltzmann; only this time it was described in the more modern language of random fluctuations in the state of thermal equilibrium.
 
Despite its various iterations, few philosophers or scientists have taken the multiverse seriously—until 1998. Cosmologists discovered that the expansion rate of our universe is accelerating due to the extremely fine tuned cosmological constant. Because of the clear theological implications of fine tuning, this discovery forced modern scientists to reconsider the ancient theory of the multiverse. 
 
After introducing the idea of fine tuning, this essay lays out the three basic features needed for a multiverse theory to successfully explain fine tuning. It then analyzes and evaluates the scientific supports that multiverse scientists offer for each of its three premises. Finally, it shows why proper scientific methodology leads to the devastating measure problem and necessitates rejecting the multiverse as a viable scientific theory.