Universe or Multiverse, Is God the Creator?

I recently watched a new video making the rounds on the internet, by Brian Keating, Professor of Physics at the University of California, San Diego. It is titled “What’s a Greater Leap of Faith: God or the Multiverse?”

In the video, Professor Keating introduces the scientific concept of fine-tuning and the basics of one of the multiverse theories, the inflationary model. This part of the video is a good visual introduction; you can also read more on our Common Question. In brief, the fine-tuning argument points to several physical properties of our universe, and notes that they are set to values that are just right to form atoms, stars, planets, and life. If the values were even slightly different, life could not form or survive in the universe. When viewed through the eyes of Christian faith, we see God crafting and sustaining a universe to fulfill his purpose of making a home for us.

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