ABSTRACT The multiverse hypothesis has drawn tremendous attention recently from philosophers and theologians. Some of their arguments about it rest on sociological claims regarding the beliefs and motivations of cosmologists, others on metaphysical claims regarding the nature of universes. There is no survey evidence supporting these claims. To fill this evidential gap, a survey was conducted of a large, representative sample of cosmologists. Thematically, three questions about the multiverse hypothesis were explored: whether cosmologists regard it as fully scientific, what motivates cosmologists to explore it, and what the nature of a universe is. The results are presented and discussed.

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多元宇宙：哲学家和神学家的错误之处

摘要多宇宙假说最近引起了哲学家和神学家的极大关注。他们对此的某些论据基于关于宇宙学家的信念和动机的社会学主张，而另一些论据则是关于宇宙本质的形而上学主张。没有调查证据支持这些主张。为了弥补这一证据空白，我们对大量具有代表性的宇宙学家样本进行了调查。在主题上，探讨了关于多重宇宙假说的三个问题：宇宙学家是否认为它是完全科学的，促使宇宙学家探索它的动力以及宇宙的本质。结果进行了介绍和讨论。