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The chapter begins by summarizing how the structure of an argument from the fine-tuning of a single universe to the existence of God can be expressed in terms of Bayes’ theorem. There could however be scientific evidence in favour of the existence of a multiverse. Insofar as the theory of such a multiverse is simpler than that of a single universe, and that theory makes good predictions, it would make it more probable that there will be a fine-tuned universe, and so — it might seem — would diminish the force of an argument from fine-tuning to God. But it would not diminish it greatly, because God has reason to create such a multiverse, and the supposition that he has done so is a very simple explanation of the existence of such a multiverse, whereas the existence of an uncaused multiverse would be a very complex supposition. |
