Multiverse theories unscientific
Philosopher of science Karl Popper claimed that a theory is unscientific if it is unfalsifiable by observation or experiment. Since other universes in the multiverse are unobservable, their existence cannot be falsified or confirmed. Hence the theory is unscientific.
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The Arrow of Time  »The Arrow of Time 
The physics of time »The physics of time
The thermodynamic arrow »The thermodynamic arrow
Why do we see an entropy gradient? »Why do we see an entropy gradient?
Asymmetric boundary condition »Asymmetric boundary condition
Past hypothesis »Past hypothesis
Why low entropy in the past? »Why low entropy in the past?
Anthropic selection »Anthropic selection
Low entropy generators »Low entropy generators
Source of low-entropy states »Source of low-entropy states
Fluctuations in de Sitter space »Fluctuations in de Sitter space
Multiverse theories unscientific
Multiverse is a prediction »Multiverse is a prediction
Multiverse may be confirmed »Multiverse may be confirmed
Multiverse may be falsifiable »Multiverse may be falsifiable
Objections to Popper »Objections to Popper
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