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Does ΛCDM imply infinitely many Boltzmann brains?

In this paper, Sean Carroll basically argues that the ΛCDM/'flat lambda' cosmological model has to be wrong since it implies that we're probably Boltzmann brains (and therefore shouldn't trust our ...
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Why aren't we Boltzmann brains in an infinite universe?

Either space is finite or it is infinite. a) - If space is infinite in extent, either it is thermal over an infinite volume, or it is in the vacuum state for most of it. If it is thermal, infinity ...
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