It is possible that our universe is merely the result of chance. Why not?

Over the past fifteen years or so, some theoretical physicists have suggested that our universe is simply one fortunate outcome drawn from a vast “hat” containing countless universes, each with varying physical properties—some potentially capable of supporting life, others not. However, this claim betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of probability theory, particularly the fact that chance requires two essential components: time and space. In simple terms, chance can only operate within a framework where time exists and where there is a spatial field upon which probabilistic processes can act. Yet, our universe originated from a singularity—a point of infinite density and gravity—where neither space nor time existed prior to the Big Bang. The Big Bang occurred at neither a specific place nor a specific time, since both dimensions came into existence with it. This reality effectively rules out the operation of chance as a causal mechanism for the emergence of the universe.