Nathan Schneider‘s article on multiverse theory and the culture wars is featured in “Idea of the Day,” a New York Times blog highlighting the most interesting writing from around the Web:
New “multiverse” theories challenge both humanity’s uniqueness and our central place in the cosmos, Nathan Schneider writes in Seed magazine—so it looks like they could join evolution as another battleground in the culture wars. Christian thinkers have criticized such ideas as “motivated by a refusal to accept evidence of God’s handiwork in the cosmos.”
But among scientists and theologians focused on multiverse theory, many believe that it simply expands the job description for God. “It seems to me very stupid for religious people to go around and attack ideas like the multiverse because they think it somehow hurts a religious argument,” warns one. “It may turn out someday demonstrable that it’s true, and it’ll backfire on them.”
Find the blog post here and read Nathan’s article in Seed magazine here.