摘要
When it is suggested that the fine-tuning of the universe for life provides evidence for a cosmic designer, the multiple-universe hypothesis is often presented as an alternative. Some philosophers object that the multiple-universe hypothesis fails to explain why this universe is fine-tuned for life. We suggest the “This Universe” objection is no better than the “This Planet” objection. We also fault proponents of the “This Universe” objection for presupposing that we could not have existed in any other universe and that the values of the free parameters of the Universe could have been different. Lastly, we reflect on why fine-tuning for life needs explaining
摘要译文
当有人建议微调宇宙的生活提供了证据，宇宙设计师，所述多宇宙假说通常被看作是一种选择。一些哲学家对象的多重宇宙假说不能解释为什么这个宇宙是微调的生活。我们建议的“宇宙”的反对是没有比“这个星球上”反对更好。我们也故障了“这种宇宙”反对的支持者为预先假定我们不可能存在于任何其它的宇宙和宇宙的自由参数的值会有所不同。最后，我们反思，为什么微调的生活需要解释
Neil A. Manson[1] and Michael J. Thrush[2]. Fine-Tuning, Multiple Universes, and the “This Universe” Objection[J]. Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 2003,84(1): 67-83