Such theories claim that our vast universe is merely one of an even greater collection of multiple universes commonly called the multiverse. So, what are we to think of such claims about the creation? Is there reason to believe we live in a multiverse? And why do so many scientists passionately promote the idea today?
An “Astronomical” Theory
Science fiction aside, one of science’s great goals is to discover a theory that describes the entire universe with a simple set of equations. The equations of “string theory” are a popular candidate, but with one major glitch. Instead of having only one solution, the equations have 10500 solutions—a number so vast that to write it would involve a “1” followed by 500 zeros!
While this was once seen as a major flaw in “string theory,” physicists began to suggest that maybe the vast number of possible solutions should be seen as a suggestion that there are that many different universes that exist—with each solution representing a different universe, with different laws of physics.
This suggestion, however—although popular with many physicists—nevertheless represents more wishful thinking and fantasy than real science. Discussing its implications in a 2010 radio interview, world-renowned physicist Dr. Roger Penrose said string theory and its supposed 10500 universes “isn’t even a theory. It’s a collection of ideas, hopes, aspirations… [The ideas] have absolutely no support from observation… They’re hardly science” (Unbelievable, “Stephen Hawking, God & the Universe,” September 25, 2010).