(August 10, 2018 at 3:19 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:(August 9, 2018 at 9:22 pm)Succubus Wrote: If the initial conditions of the universe have been different we wouldn't be here discussing it.
Pure speculation. There is not enough data to show that the way things are is the only way they could be. Conversely, there is not enough data to show that things could be other than what they are.
Two points here:
1. There is absolutely no physical or metaphysical reason to think they could not be different. The objection seems manufactured only for the purpose of this argument.
2. Postulating that the initial conditions had to be as they are leads to the question why was the cause of the universe so constrained? This is just kicking the can backwards. At some point you have to address the issues.
