Life is evidence for an infinite universe

Abstract

It seems improbable that life would exist in a naturalistic universe. But if the universe were spatially infinite, then seemingly improbable events would be expected to happen; life would be expected to exist. It follows that the existence of life provides evidence that the universe is spatially infinite.

Categories

Keywords

Reprint years

Other Versions

No versions found

Links

PhilArchive

    This entry is not archived by us. If you are the author and have permission from the publisher, we recommend that you archive it. Many publishers automatically grant permission to authors to archive pre-prints. By uploading a copy of your work, you will enable us to better index it, making it easier to find.

    Upload a copy of this work     Papers currently archived: 104,743

External links

Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server

Through your library

  • Only published works are available at libraries.

My notes

Similar books and articles

Design Inferences in an Infinite Universe.Bradley Monton - 2009 - In Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion, Volume 2. Oxford University Press.
The Infinite Universe and Dembski’s Design Inference.Bradley Monton - unknown
The Astounding Assumption of Infinite Life.Lantz Fleming Miller - 2019 - Metaphilosophy 50 (3):377-394.
Why Cosmic Fine-Tuning Needs to Be Explained.Neil Alan Manson - 1998 - Dissertation, Syracuse University
Can Bayes’ Theorem, given the evidence of this universe, be used to support theism?John Ostrowick - 2013 - South African Journal of Philosophy 32 (2):163-172.
Giordano Bruno, His Life and Thought, with Annotated Tr. of His Work On the Infinite Universe and Worlds.Dorothea Waley Singer & Giordano Bruno - 1950 - New York,: Greenwood Press. Edited by Giordano Bruno.
Observation.Nick Bostrom - unknown
Origin of Universe and Man: The Infinity Theory : an Essay.James Francis Hadland - 2000
THE PHILOSOPHY OF SUPERDETERMINISM ON A FINITE UNIVERSE.John Bannan - manuscript

Analytics

Added to PP
2009-01-28

Downloads
156 (#153,980)

6 months
39 (#112,732)

Historical graph of downloads
How can I increase my downloads?

Author's Profile

Citations of this work

No citations found.

Add more citations

References found in this work

Laws and symmetry.Bas C. Van Fraassen - 1989 - New York: Oxford University Press.
Laws and Symmetry.Bas C. Van Fraassen - 1989 - Revue Philosophique de la France Et de l'Etranger 182 (3):327-329.
Theory and Evidence.Clark Glymour - 1981 - Philosophy of Science 48 (3):498-500.
Theory and Evidence.Clark Glymour - 1982 - Erkenntnis 18 (1):105-130.

View all 20 references / Add more references