University of Cambridge > Talks.cam > Faraday Institute Events > A Philosopher's Perspective on Anthropic Fine-Tuning

  Browse A-Z

Log in

Googledetails Microsoftdetails

🔐 Log In

Information on

Subscribing to talksdetails Finding a talkdetails Adding a talkdetails Disseminating talksdetails Help and Documentationdetails

ℹ️ Information

A Philosopher's Perspective on Anthropic Fine-Tuning

Download to your calendar using vCal

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Dr Zoe Binns .

Free light buffet lunch from 12.30

It is sometimes said that our universe is ‘fine tuned’ for life such as ours. Dr Mawson will give his perspective on whether or not there is a sense in which we may truly and with justification say such a thing; whether or not we may use fine tuning to judge the probability of other universes being actual (multiverse hypotheses) and to judge the probability of God’s being actual (the ‘God hypothesis’ if you will). He will argue that a ‘Fine-Tuning’ version of the Design Argument does increase the rationality of belief in God on its premises, premises which – whilst controversial – are not implausible.

This talk is part of the Faraday Institute Events series.

This talk is included in these lists:

Note that ex-directory lists are not shown.

Other lists

Old Kitchens, Trinity College David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Room 3.40 Horizon Forum: The Cell-Materials Interface

Other talks

Tea and Coffee Break Early cancer clinical trials LMB Seminar - Mechanisms of mRNA packaging and export Tissue-scale communication in cancer development Cambridge RNA Club - ONLINE Seminars in Cancer
 

© 2006-2025 Talks.cam, University of Cambridge. Contact Us | Help and Documentation | Privacy and Publicity