>> - If a higher power exists then Occam's Razor indicates 
>> that a single
>> Universe is far preferable to a "many worlds" situation,


> If a higher power exists that created this universe, who 
> is to say that
> this same higher power didn't create any number of other 
> universes? As it
> is a higher power, this number could well be beyond our 
> understanding (as
> numbers go).

Nothing at all.
It's completely unknowable without "special revelation".

Hmm ... higher power ... numbers ... I'm sure there's a joke 
for mathematicians hiding in there somewhere.

BUT

> What's preferable depends on what you want, of course.

I intended the term in the context of Occams Razor - ie to 
be preferred as a solution due to it's lower complexity.

Also, fwiw, many worlds can equally as well occur with an 
overall "deity", and it does not solve the "Who created God" 
problem as this problem is in fact a fallacy, so MW adds 
complexity without removing the need for other complexity or 
solving a (non existent) problem, so it fails Occams Razor 
fairly thoroughly. Not that OR proves or is meant to prove 
anything, it just suggests "most preferable" choice, which 
it happily agrees may be wrong :-).

        Russell




-- 
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist