On: In a Multiverse, What Are the Odds?

[apta]

> And not just any something, but something exciting that inspires the imagination.

Are you implying that believing in religion does not inspire imagination?

[kazinator → apta]

I'm not merely implying it, but saying it outright: but with the qualification that it is true in "people who have a certain mindset".

People who have a different mindset from that one find religion inspiring.

It's nice for others to have something that is more in line with how they think.

[s_baby → kazinator]

The idea of a multiverse is a derivative idea from Western religion/philosophy. It's a modern variation of the principle of plenitude. "The principle of plenitude asserts that the universe contains all possible forms of existence."[1] It's not a peripheral idea either but a cornerstone of pre-modern western ontologies.

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_plenitude