Could vacuum decay save multiverse ideas?

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The discussion centers on the implications of vacuum decay in relation to multiverse theories, specifically questioning whether a false vacuum could transition to a true vacuum and thereby alter the fundamental physical laws of our universe. The consensus is that if physical laws are immutable as a result of the Big Bang, then multiverse concepts would be invalidated. The conversation references a specific paper that explores these ideas but concludes that philosophical speculation is not within the scope of scientific discourse.

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If we discovered that physical laws could not have been otherwise in our universe as a result of the big bang multiverse ideas would be dead

"nature could not have been otherwise, and with a fundamental theory we will be able to prove this" If this was true, would exist any possible way of changing the physical laws of our universe, so the multiverse would still be an option? Could a false vacuum decay into a true one do that?

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdo...0CE2340?doi=10.1.1.738.5633&rep=rep1&type=pdf
 
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We do not discuss philosophy in general and specifically no pure speculations. I cannot judge the paper's value to philosophy, although I doubt there is any, it is of no use for scientific considerations.

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