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Physics to God

Aaron Zimmer and Elie Feder

Physics to God is a guided journey through modern physics to discover God. We start from the fine tuning of the constants of nature, travel through the multiverse, and ultimately arrive at a compelling idea of God.

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All Episodes

29:31

Does God Exist?

Physics to God ·

2025/07/20

Can science convincingly show that God exists? In this episode, we explore one of the most profound questions in human history through the lens of modern physics and philosophy. We lay out a clear case for an intelligent cause behind the universe based on three independent scientific discoveries: The fine-tuning of nature's constants The elegant structure of the physical laws The low-entropy, highly ordered initial conditions of the universe We explain why these scientific insights are not just

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49:32

Is the Multiverse Real? - S2:E17

Physics to God ·

2025/05/11

This episode can be seen as a stand-alone summary of our analysis and rejection of the multiverse, or as a review of the main points of this season. It’s perfect for anyone interested in understanding why the multiverse fails but doesn’t have the stamina to listen to the whole season. You can find a written version of the episode here. We also just released the first episode of the complete Season 2 about Multiverse on our @PhysicsToGod YouTube channel. Some points we discuss in this episode

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33:15

Penrose’s Conformal Cyclic Cosmology (CCC) - S2:E16

Physics to God ·

2025/03/09

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

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28:44

Cyclic Universes and Bouncing Cosmology - S2:E15

Physics to God ·

2025/03/02

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

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45:28

Cosmological Natural Selection - S2:E14

Physics to God ·

2025/02/23

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

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38:19

Is Multiverse Science? - S2:E13

Physics to God ·

2025/02/16

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

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35:16

Philosophical and Scientific Methods for Multiverse -...

Physics to God ·

2025/02/09

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

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37:02

The Mathematical Multiverse and the Meta-Measure...

Physics to God ·

2025/02/02

If you thought multiverse scientists have difficulty explaining the fine tuning of the constants without God, you won’t believe the trouble they have explaining away the designed laws of nature. The mathematical multiverse solution to the design of the laws is so outlandish it makes a standard multiverse look tame by comparison. It’s really the ultimate multiverse theory - and it runs directly into the ultimate meta-measure problem. Timestamps: 0:00 - Opening 1:30 - Introduction 4:34 - The

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34:17

The Multiverse’s Measure Problem - S2:E10

Physics to God ·

2025/01/26

In an infinite multiverse, the need to calculate if our universe is typical leads directly to the devastating three-layered measure problem: ad hoc measures are bad ideas to begin with, all intuitive measures don’t work, and even if multiverse scientists were to find a contrived measure that did work, it would beg the question of what fine tuned and designed it? While multiverse theory is plagued by many issues, the measure problem is unique. It conclusively demonstrates the multiverse’s failure to

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22:12

Infinities and Measures - S2:E9

Physics to God ·

2025/01/19

In previous episodes, we discussed the multiverse's sole "prediction" that we are typical observers in a typical universe. However, this ignored the major problem that it doesn't seem possible for an infinite varied multiverse to use probabilities to make any prediction whatsoever because there are an infinite number of copies of every possible universe! To get around this problem, multiverse scientists use something called measures to compute probabilities in an infinite multiverse and then

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31:09

Boltzmann Brain and Grand Universe Problems - S2:E8

Physics to God ·

2025/01/12

The Boltzmann Brain problem – the multiverse's prediction that you are a randomly fluctuated brain with false memories – sounds like a ridiculous problem. In a sense, it is. But it's nevertheless a major challenge for the multiverse which claims we are typical observers. The Grand Universe problem – the sheer splendor and grandeur of our immense universe – likewise presents a significant question for the multiverse’s claim that our universe is typical. These problems cast serious doubt on the

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29:14

The Typical Universe Premise - S2:E7

Physics to God ·

2025/01/05

This episode discusses something many people fail to mention about the multiverse - that it actually makes a prediction. Well, sort of. You can probably guess that a theory about an infinite number of unobservable parallel universes can’t make a conventional prediction in the standard scientific sense. But with this “prediction”, you’ll see how multiverse scientists can avoid the three problems that plague a naive multiverse. While this episode is incredibly important for understanding the

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23:52

Naive Multiverse - S2:E6

Physics to God ·

2024/12/29

This is probably our favorite episode in the series. It was certainly the most fun to record. Together with the next four episodes, it contains the heart of our argument rejecting the multiverse and marks the conceptual turning point of this entire series. This episode in particular has a strange objective - to thoroughly reject a naive version of multiverse theory that no serious scientist actually believes in. While this may sound strange, this exercise is actually quite important. First of all,

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34:18

String Theory Multiverse - S2:E5

Physics to God ·

2024/12/22

Multiverse scientists use string theory to support the Varied Multiverse Premise. This episode will evaluate whether or not string theory truly supports the notion that the constants vary between universes. To do so, we’ll first need to give a little context on how string theory fits into the picture of modern physics and the pursuit of a final theory of everything (one theory that explains everything else in the universe). Then we’ll discuss some of the basic elements of string theory relevant to

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30:16

Hidden Premise of Multiverse - Episode 4

Physics to God ·

2024/12/15

Multiverse scientists support the Varied Multiverse Premise - the claim that the constants vary from universe to universe - by using fine tuning, the very same evidence we use for the existence of God. While it might sound strange that we come to the opposite conclusion based on the exact same evidence, this episode shows how it’s possible. Once multiverse scientists harbor a hidden premise that God doesn't exist, their entire line of reasoning makes sense. But when this unjustified premise is

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31:06

Eternal Inflation Multiverse - Episode 3

Physics to God ·

2024/12/08

This episode discusses the Eternal Inflation Multiverse - the strongest support from modern physics for an infinite multiverse. This support comes from the theory of inflation and, in particular, from a model for this theory known as eternal inflation. By the time we’re done, you’ll have a basic idea of the theory of inflation and its various models, and see to what extent eternal inflation supports the infinite multiverse premise and doesn’t support the varied multiverse premise. And, you’ll learn

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42:41

The Infinite Multiverse Premise - Episode 2

Physics to God ·

2024/12/01

After an introductory discussion about the concept of infinity, this episode considers three lines of evidence that multiverse supporters bring to justify the Infinite Multiverse Premise. Inductive reasoning; Empirical evidence; Many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. Besides explaining these attempted supports, we’ll point out two problems with each of them. First, we’ll show how none of them convincingly demonstrates the existence of an infinite number of universes. More

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45:14

The Three Premises of Multiverse - Episode 1

Physics to God ·

2024/11/24

Season 2: Analyzing & Rejecting Multiverse This season will clarify the three essential elements of multiverse theory, analyze their various scientific supports, and ultimately show why the multiverse fails to be a good explanation for fine tuning, design, and order, even in scientists' own framework. Episode 1: The Three Premises of Multiverse This episode lays out the three premises any multiverse theory needs to explain fine tuning, design, and order in our universe without an intelligent cause

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53:06

Three Versions of the Fine Tuning Argument (BONUS...

Physics to God ·

2024/07/02

Many people are already familiar with various presentations of the fine-tuning argument in discussions about the existence of God. Standard forms of the argument are often lacking and leave much room for skepticism and debate. Critics often point to the limitations of existing forms, such as when fine-tuning is presented as an “argument from elimination” that fails to demonstrate that the list of possibilities is either fully eliminated or whether the list of possibilities is truly exhaustive

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55:04

Episode 10: Summary and FAQ

Physics to God ·

2023/09/03

In this series, we’ve presented three arguments for an intelligent cause: the first from the fine tuning of the constants, the second from the design of the laws, and the third from the initial conditions at the big bang. In this episode, the final one in this series, we’ll summarize the prior episodes so that you can clearly see the logical line of reasoning that flows through all three arguments. Then, we’ll address many frequently asked questions on these arguments. Finally, we’ll explain the

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