Physics to God

This episode examines physicist Roger Penrose's extremely wild and imaginative theory for
explaining the ridiculously improbable order of the Big Bang without invoking an intelligent
cause. Penrose describes the tremendous problem of explaining the unlikely Big Bang as
follows:

In order to produce a universe resembling the one in which we live, the Creator would
have to aim for an absurdly tiny volume of the phase space of possible universes –
about 1/10^10^123 of the entire volume...This is an extraordinary figure. One could not
possibly even write the number down in full...

When Penrose speaks about the Creator, he means it metaphorically, as he doesn’t believe in
God. This episode shows how Penrose’s theory - Conformal Cyclic Cosmology - attempts to
explain the improbable order of the Big Bang without an intelligent Creator, and ultimately
justifies why we think the argument for an intelligent cause still stands.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Opening

2:02 - Introduction

3:32 - Conformal Cyclic Cosmology

8:16 - The Universe Loses Track of Time….

13:56 - Disappearance of Mass

20:36 - Hawking Radiation and Entropy Transcendence

25:54 - Evaluation Conformal Cyclic Cosmology

30:10 - Outro

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Our universe’s initial state was incredibly unlikely, and if it were even slightly different, nothing
would exist except for black holes. This episode discusses physicist Paul Steinhardt’s theory of
Bouncing Cosmology which attempts to explain this unlikely beginning without requiring either
an infinite varied multiverse or an intelligent cause. This theory is so wild and imaginative that
we really had to struggle to come up with analogies to make it understandable to everyone. But
we did. And these might just be our best analogies yet.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Opening

1:39 - Introduction

5:14 - Cyclic Cosmology

8:49 - Entropy Density

14:46- Bouncing Cosmology

21:21 - Changing Dark Energy

25:11 - Evaluating Bouncing Cosmology

27:19 - Outro

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Biologist Richard Dawkins, in his book, The Blind Watchmaker, wrote the following:

The theory of evolution by cumulative natural selection is the only theory we know of that is, in
principle, capable of explaining the existence of organized complexity. Even if the evidence did
not favour it, it would still be the best theory available.

In this episode, we discuss physicist Lee Smolin’s attempt to extend natural selection from
biology and apply it to the cosmos as a whole in order to explain fine tuning in physics. We start
by discussing black holes and baby universes and end with what Smolin calls the meta-laws
dilemma.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Opening

0:48 - Introduction

1:39 - Alternative Theories

4:27 - Biological and Cosmological Natural Selection

8:51 - The Three Premises of Cosmological Natural Selection

18:30 - Not a Genuine Multiverse

21:22 - Problems With All Three Premises

27:56 - Smolin’s False Prediction

29:53 - The Fine Tuned Meta-Law

33:22 - Summary of Problems with Cosmological Natural Selection

35:20 - The Meta-law Dilemma

44:05 - Outro

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Multiverse scientists deviate from the longstanding scientific method, grounded in predictions
and observations, by positing infinitely many unobservable parallel universes to explain fine
tuning. They have subtly switched to a mathematically formulated philosophical theory about an
infinite multiverse to explain the fine tuning of our one ordered universe. This episode justifies
why the multiverse is not science, and supports this assertion through the words of prominent
scientists who attempt to defend the esteem of science from the multiverse’s corrosive effects.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Opening

0:50 - Introduction

1:40 - Evaluating the Eternal Inflation/String Theory Multiverse

3:33 - Eternal Inflation Makes No Predictions Because of its Infinities

8:50 - String Theory Makes No Predictions

15:03 - All Multiverse Theories Fail to Make Predictions

17:31 - Redefining Science

22:30 - Redefining Science Won’t Help, But It Will Hurt

29:31 - Multiverse Scientists’ Disdain Towards Philosophy

31:28 - Why it Matters if Multiverse Corrupts Science

34:37 - Multiverse is Not Science but is Bad Philosophy

36:28 - Outro

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The scientific method has been the key to the great success of science over the past 300 years, and it’s incredibly important to distinguish it from the philosophical method. You probably
learned about the scientific method in 5th grade, and might be surprised we’re doing an episode on it. But times are changing. There’s now a serious controversy in the scientific community about whether it’s time to change the definition of science to accommodate the multiverse under the banner of science.

That’s a truly shocking development.

In this episode, we present a clear formulation of the scientific and philosophical methods so you can judge for yourself whether the multiverse is science or philosophy.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Opening

1:42 - Introduction

3:52 - The Scientific Method

8:28 - Why Following the Scientific Method is so Important

9:08 - Rejecting False Theories

13:10 - Accepting True Theories

15:46 - The Philosophical Method

21:54 - Science-Based Philosophy

25:24 - Multiverse is Science-Based Philosophy

27:40 - Multiverse is Not a Good Philosophical Theory

30:06 - Value of Good Science-Based Philosophy

32:22 - Multiverse Scientists Claim Multiverse is Science

34:09 - Outro

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