Fine-Tuning & the Multiverse (#61)

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🗓️ 20 April 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Dan is joined by Methodist minister and astrophysicist David Wilkinson, professor of theology at Durham University and member of the Royal Astronomical Society. They talk about the so-called “fine-tuning” of our universe, the “anthropic principle” / “goldilocks enigma,” and multiverse theory as a common non-theist rejoinder for theistic arguments for God’s existence based on this fine-tuning. Whether or not the multiverse can be “proven,” does it even work as a counterargument, or does it “kick the can down the road” in some way? This issue is one of the ones that pushes me toward theism and away from atheism and agnosticism, but even if it doesn’t do that for you, it seems very much worth thinking about.See photos of Dan's new son (and very little else) on Instagram: @dancokeTwitter: @dankochEdited by Laura KondourajianJoin the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankochYHP Patron-only FB group: https://tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98Email about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.comWebsite: youhavepermissionpod.comJoin Dan's email list: dankochwords.comArtwork by http://sprungle.co/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:24.2	My name is Dan Koch.
0:26.1	Like many of you, I've been on a complicated faith journey for a number of years now.
0:30.9	And while I tend to find myself on the progressive side of Christianity, my goal is not to make
0:36.4	liberal converts.
0:39.3	I want this show to be a resource for Christians to my right and to my left, as well as former Christians and non-religious
0:44.9	folks, anyone who finds themselves asking difficult questions about God, science, prayer, fate,
0:58.9	suffering, evangelism, and more. So many of us have been given bad answers to those good questions, often by people with pure intentions. I want to say that
1:05.4	you have permission to take both Christianity and the modern world very seriously.
1:11.8	And I hope to facilitate that by introducing you to people seeking God across the Christian spectrum,
1:18.2	engaging hard questions in a multitude of ways.
1:21.5	Thanks for listening.
1:25.3	This week we've got David Wilkinson.
1:28.3	He is a British Methodist minister and a theologian, but he's also an astrophysicist.
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