5 theories of the Universe to "blow your mind" or ruin your day
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- 5 theories of our Universe and the answer is 42. My random commentary on the subjects, supplement video recommendations & a book.
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I don't normally comment but I enjoy your videos, you always have great opinions and have great commentary to add to whatever you watch
Thank you for being here! I’m glad you enjoyed this one (:
I'm so happy that you mentioned Chuck! He makes Star Talk twice as good with his quick wit and jokes. It's actually impressive how quickly he grasps scientific concepts that he knows little or nothing about.
I love Star Talk, but do not find Chuck funny at all. Kind of racist against whites. Guess he has his reasons.
Yes, this! Chuck is awesome!
I just found your channel yesterday and have watched 6 videos. Your knowledge in multiple areas is quite impressive. Also, explaining your general thoughts on other issues a thing a may remind you of and explaining your thought process is fantastic. Stay humble and remain impressive
Not gonna lie, 90-10 is my attention distribution percentage between looking at you, and the content you are reacting to, whatever it is. Stay awesome.
I read a book by one of my favorite science fiction authors, Robert Heinlein. In it he depicted twin girls who seemed to be telepathic with one another because they could continue or finish one another's sentences. Someone asked one of the twins how she knew she wasn't her sister. She answerer, "Oh that's easy, sometimes my sister goes away, but I am always here". A bystander in the book remarked, "That may be the shortest explanation of solipsism I've ever heard".
There was a decades-long research study of twins not only could they finish each other's sentences but they would share the same dreams. So for instance one of them would wake up before the other and the one who woke up later would ask his brother about how the dream ended. So crazy
@@JoshuaC0rbitI've read about that before. It's weirdly awesome..... I'd love to have a twin.
How aware are we of the life cycles of the cells in our bodies? They live, communicate, function, then divide and even today, unless you specialize in the field you have no idea of what is really going on there despite the best efforts of high school biology class. Now with that crazy thought process in mind, realize that this isn't even the most complicated part as your cells are made of molecules which are in turn made of atoms which are made of subatomic particles and who knows how far the rabbit hole that goes. The latter only being discovered 60 years ago. All these things react certain ways to certain things and our perception of them even with specialized tools are not always clear and without those special tools are not apparent at all. I like to think of the universe this way. What we perceive to be the universe might just be the thoughts of what a subatomic particle thinks of the cell it lives in, the atoms forming molecules or "galaxys" we can conceive of easily in our cell or "universe", but beyond that, the cell being one of trillions of trillions making up an entire being would seem absurd and a waste of time thinking about, yet this is the truth under the above context. At what point exactly does it become irrelevant too is important to ask. If understanding the full scope of things at that level cannot advanced or help us or if there is no possible way for us to effect it, does knowing really help?
Just love your warm, intelligent and often amused narration of these wonderful videos. Thank you... And I'm going to support and recommend your channel.
This is all I think about, stuff like this. I've, so far, come to the conclusion that it's just a ride. There's no free will, and given the evidence for that (you don't pick any of the things that allow you to make decisions, or how those processes are shaped, short version) I thought more people would come to the same conclusion. But it seems the very thought of there being no free will is somehow very offensive to people, and they will argue up and down that there is, based on feelings, and nothing more. Life is just a series of events, one leading to the other, big bang to now, all events currently dependent on previous events. People hear no free will and assume I believe 'nothing matters' but regardless if it's just a ride, you're still punished with jail for crimes, still rewarded for hard work, still have heartbreak and still love everyone you love. It really doesn't change anything, except for the blame you can put on others. Anyway, this was long, sorry. Also, I love watching your eyes light up and your smile when you see something intelligent that your mind seems to enjoy. K bai!
'Triangle' is a really good time loop movie.
I Love Hitchhiker's Guide. I've read 4 and a half out of the 5 books in the trilogy (and I struggle reading books). So I would recommend taking a look at the rest, with my favourite being "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" 😊
Yeah I can see you struggle reading books as a trilogy means three books not five
@@KentuckyBrad Congratulations, you missed the reference 😄
As for The Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy..Don't watch the movie, read the books... It's a five book trilogy... The answer to Life, the Universe and everything in it is 42, however, to understand the answer, you have to understand the question... so you really have to read the books. Fascinating vid that you posted today.. I'm really enjoying your channel. Thanks.
Sean Carroll really helped me understand many things and theories of modern physics. He is more humble and truthful about what we really know than many other science communicators who go all in on the "whoa dude factor" like Kaku but still has that sense of wonder and amazement.
Your channel is so informative,never ever stop.
You’ve probably seen his channel, but just in case you have not, I highly recommend Sean Carroll’s ‘Mindscape’ series, he has excellent guests across a huge variety of subjects, from physics to philosophy the arts etc etc. plus once a month he does he’s Ask Me Anything episode which is fascinating as you never know what may crop up in the discussion.
This channel is great. I watch it daily, well, nightly. They have some great videos that go from one hour to eight hours. They're really good for just laying in bed when you can't sleep and letting them run through. Their voices are soothing (there's three different narrators), they don't get loud and it's engaging enough to keep your attention, soothing enough to let you fall into deep sleep.
I came here to say the exact same thing. I go to sleep to documentaries like this every night! I feel like I’ve seen them all at this point, including this one 😅 but really enjoying watching it in this setting!
From someone who has never read the book, nor seen the movie, here is my answer on why 42, is the meaning of life.
in 7-Bit ASCI-II, the numerical value of the Askrisk (*) is 42.
In ASCI, The Askrisk (*) is used for information Interchange.
Socially, we use the (*) to insert a typo-fixed, or a change in an original post. i.e. skool = school*
philisophically, the Askrisk (*) is what ever you want the change to be.
So when asked what the meaning of life is, i lean back, smile warmly and i say. "Friend, the meaning of life is what ever you want it to be. 42. See a problem, and insert a change."
Hopefully for the better.
Love your reactions. Thoughtful and considered. Also you let the video breath and don't interject too much but when you do it's insightful.
Just found your channel last Thursday 😂
Saw a view videos now and I am fascinated to find someone that well thought in so many topics.
Stay humble 😊
For hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, there is also a british short series (6 episodes), which some find more enjoyable. Though it is a bit old
I find/found the radio series the most enjoyable.
I love learning about new discoveries and theories regarding space and our universe. I'm more intrigued than mind blown, but still a very enjoyable video.
Also, sharks in the pool is a very legitimate fear, you shouldn't down play it like that
This is interesting. Always love how you think about things. Logical, but open minded.
The first thing I was told when I started my PhD was "There's no such thing as proof." We seek to find support for a theory. The more support, the more we can likely rely on that theory. However, while 1+1 usually equals 2, there are other math considerations. For most people, we would accept that on a number line we would go backward from 1 to zero, then from zero to -1. Again, there's a Japanese researcher who makes a compelling argument that zero doesn't exist and that it is the opposite of existence. His theory doesn't follow the majority, but it's not wrong either the way his papers have been written. Perspective is key. Research papers state a hypothesis and then try to find if there is data to support it or not. If there is, it goes to support other hypotheses. If not, perhaps it will support a different view. Either way, it's not proof.
1+1=2 happens to be a cornerstone of math - more than people realize. Much of our engineering relies on that. Papers written to support hypotheses related to this have massively supported this, leading to what I'll call "majority support" - an instance where an overwhelming amount of research falls in one direction.
What happens when that isn't the case? More research continues to be done. Without getting into what causes "Climate Change" it is important to note that there are THREE camps of research continuing to be done, and the constant media coverage saying it's one thing or the other is unhelpful. It's as bad as all the times you've heard media say this food is good for you or bad for you. It's as bad as the media telling you that certain things cause cancer when there's insufficient research to know that. That's the problem. Many times we need more time to study the issue, to test theories millions of times over. Scientists have discovered a few things. Pollution - bad, we need to clean up. Climate Change - jury is still out, but we need to plan for difficult times. Pollution has nothing to do with Climate change. Thanks Al Gore for this media problem.
The reality is that we need to be more responsible as humans, while making it practical to do so (or nobody is going to do it). It needs to cost less to make energy cleanly. It needs to cost less to make environmentally friendly disposable products (there's a plastic that breaks down faster, but not while it's still in our hands). The plastic shipping peanuts that dissolve in water - those need to be cheaper. We can do better, but no company will use this stuff if the worse products are cheaper. Similarly, if recycling requires people to take stuff to a place other than the curb, we probably won't do it. If we have things that will dissolve in dumps in a few years, we'll do that. It has to be practical and cheap.
This video was thought provoking. I found myself wondering what the percentages were regarding which theories had how much support. I do think that our mind become increasingly expanded as we contemplate these ideas. Thanks for the video.
Brilliant. . . . Thank you . .
I enjoy these mind expanding exercises. . . 👍👍
Thanks Love your video. ❤
1) I am thrilled that you watch Lex Friedman! He is awesome and has on some amazing guests. 2) I’m sure you have seen him, but Brian Green is probably one of the best minds in our generation and worth exploring. He once said that the math works out where nothing is random. His thought processes will totally blow your mind. 3) Love your videos!
I am not formally trained but I have spent the last 10 years doing my own independent study and just reading and delving into these topics of cosmology as a passionate interest. I have long held with number 5, in fact, it came to me one day I realized it myself before I knew that it was a popular idea. Then I found the idea, so that is to say that it seemed logical to me under the current assumptions of how the universe works. It made sense to me that the singularity could exist both in our universe inside the black hole, and simultaneously slip through the very warped center of the stretched spacetime surrounding it, and for lack of a better word, fall out of our universe and be free of the immense pressure, whereby it would explode into a new spacetime. So that's my favorite one by far. Whether it's correct or not, who knows. I only wish that I had the mathematical ability to fully describe what I see happening.
13:54 Imagine being alive only for one REM sleep phase to another. Everything created before, was by other you, but collective memory makes you believe it's a continuing process. The weird dreams are from removing and uploading next version of you consciousness. You can't prove it was you last day and you can't prove it wasn't. This also leads to the simulation theory. Staying awake for extended period of time would lead to death. So there is limited amount of memory per main actor and we need to clear it with REM phase.
It's quite similar to last thursday 😶🌫
14:43 I was thinking solipsism just as you said it. It surprised me lol! You have a beautiful mind!
Loving the Last Thursdayism...... never heard of that one before. Hilariously brilliant.
these just brighten my day lol i love thinking about these huge hypotheticals
Cool video thanks.
If this is all a simulation, I’m happy to have shown love and respect to whatever this may be…….maybe ❤
i could litteraly listen to you for hours, :3
Great video! All these theories are fascinating, and ultimately, as you alluded to, most likely unknowable. Perhaps there is some 'unknowable state' beyond the field of thought, that shifts one's entire existence. After all what we know stems from thought and that is always within the framework of chronological time, driven from past learning and future perceived needs. Can time, the known, disappear in the psychological sense? And if so, does 'being' supersede thought? But those are a different set of questions and videos, for now trapped inside time...
you know what's weird? i'm sitting here watching a video of a stranger watching something i've already watched. this is what humanity's been reduced to. as pleasant, endearing, pretty and bright as you appear to be you have to admit this is truly a sad time, on many levels, for humanity. right now, this very second, there's 10s of millions of people who need our help. some, right next door, down the street or across town who we could be helping if we weren't so busy doing nothing.
anyway, thanks for the video.
Great takes as always - I always come back to what came first, what came before the big bang, what came before that - has to be something omnipotent (I think that makes me agnostic) but then where did that come from... too big for me to comprehend. I recommend watching Fred Dinah Laddering a Chimney after watching something like this, something a bit smaller scale :).
Most human beings seem to deal poorly with uncertainty; likely that is why so many seek comfort in religion, which promises answers. I was always more interested in the possibilities than in the certainties.
@davidgalvez5341 Do you have children?
All things require faith.
@@earthwormandruwnot really… lol
@@AbundantChris ALL
When i was very young i thought about the universe(space) and where and if it ended. It is so mind blowing that we are here. I believe it was over a very very long time and that the stars(stardust, amino acid,etc) created life here on Earth.
Now, ... I´vPe seen alot of your reactions, and every time I look into your eyes, I feel hat you are so focused and courious... Stay as you are and try to be the best hb you are able. human bein´s like you are rare... Schön, dass Du da bist!
Just another theory ... Our universe is created by a Creator outside of our space and time (He created space and time). Our universe is limited not limitless. Stars are actually heavenly host created by our Creator on the 4th day of a 7 day creation. Above the Sun and stars is an ocean of water. All souls of every living thing was created on the first day of a 7 day creation. Just something else to ponder.
Great video. Makes folks ask questions and have hard discussions. :)
It's definately a thing I've seen this video that many times as he mentioned.
It's that smile... It's just 😳
more of a supporter of the idea of infinity than a subscriber. With infinity everything is possible.. I kinda like that. I read an article recently about a theory that the Universe might be giant neural network, constantly trying to make order out of chaos.. Sometimes it's encouraging to know that as much as we've figured out, there's more to discover than we can imagine.
-Accents are fun. I like to use different voices for my inner monologue when thinking on some topics; one has a Mid-Atlantic accent.
-I think that when faced with "turtles all the way down" problems it's often useful to consider other ways to look at the puzzle. Some times problems of infinits can be self referential in some way.
-One of the more recent theories about black holes side steps the issue of singularities in a clever way. Rather than saying that mass becomes compressed to infinity their theory instead suggests that space-time itself may break down inside the black holes. The black hole still has spherical volume relative to us, but time inside it slows down so much that crossing that volume becomes impossible. There's a fun video about it on PBS Space Time. It's derived with string theory and iirc called a "Fuzzball" model for black holes.
-I'm really skeptical of Multiverse theory. It's a fantastic literary tool for curating cannon in your IP, but as a theory describing the universe I have some reservations. I'm not a mathematician, or a physicist, but it really just sounds like someone applying an infinite problem space to a vague mathematically inspired premise. If I had to guess it might be based on branching probabilities in a chaotic model. I'm just not sure that I'm comfortable with the notion of an infinite cascade of infinite universes being created to handle branching paths of causality. Maybe it's just too big to think about, idk. I'm not sure if I agree with his take on it being a nihilistic notion either. There's more than enough to feel nihilistic about, which kinda makes the idea that other universes exist a hopeful one. We may not be in the darkest timeline but it's nice to think somewhere out there someone is having a better 2020's than we are. :)
Btw there's a vsauce video talking about the thought experiment that was mentioned in this one, that if you have a perfect sphere you can make an exact copy of itself just by rearrenging the points, the video is called the banach tarski paradox if you're interested.
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is an awesome read. It's a 6 book trilogy and all 6 books are pretty good.
Definitely watch QED with Richard Feynman. The book has more info and better but the lectures are entertaining.
His video Fun to Imagine is a must watch too
Infectiously fascinating 🧐
Just sit back and enjoy this rollercoaster of a ride the universe will take us on.
I have never heard the "Last Thuirsday" theory, but, dang, I like it (I don't think it's true, but what a great thought experiment), it sort of aligns with the Matrix world, or the Alien Gameboy versions of what reality is, and I agree, within a multi-verse and string, all version of anything can be true and untrue at the same time in equal measure. Just a side note, for the Big Bang, CERN, and particles, I saw the most intersting graffiti in El Cerito, CA at the BART station, where someone actually tagged the words 'HIggs Boson' and I just had to take a picture of it and post to my social, it's not often street art and particle physics intersect, but they did that day, and it made me smile. + Ford Prefect and Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz for the Win, I love the triolgy, watch the movies BBC series, and read all the books!! Adams was a genius, where is my towel??
Knowledge helps encourage positivity, reasonability, confidence and allows you to deal with complicated issues which over time leads to wisdom, You, are well on your way...
I also don't know Chucks second name but he's just the Nicest guy isn't he
Your smile is just so addicting😊😊xoxo❤❤
When the video mentioned "Last Thursdayism" it reminded me of all the scientific hypothesis that invoke existential dread, one being a possible answer to the Fermi Paradox, the Dark forest hypothesis.
In all honesty I don't suppose that a race of beings that were sufficiently advanced to travel the cosmos would go around destroying life when they find it, however the thought that just maybe the reason we don't see or hear signs of advanced civilizations out there in the stars COULD have something to do with the Dark forest hypothesis, that kind of scares the living crap out of me.
that owl in the background is crazy i had to take my inears off individually to realize it was in the vid haha
We are droplets of Divinity experiencing limitation - the one thing a Divine Being cannot naturally experience is limitation, hence why we are here, hence why suffering is not stopped, because what we perceive as suffering is actually an experience of limitation - so the Universe is still All Good.
I'm fond of saying I write Vogon poetry. :)
I had a mushroom trip that locked me into "reliving" the night leading up to the first peak, for the whole trip. I made the mistake of trying to go to sleep, and was still in the loop in my dream long after the trip itself was over. I have a rational fear of time loops now.
one of the theories i like the most is the bubble theory. i probably heard it from michio kaku or some other scientist. it says that each universe is a bubble, and the collision of a two existing bubbles are the reason for creating new universes and the collision itself is a big bang.
You're one of those kind of people where I just knew immediately I look up to you
There was an episode in Star Trek the next generation which I know you enjoy where the Enterprise got trapped in a continuous time loop that kept repeating the same day over and over again and no crew were aware of it. I am sure you have seen it but it does make you think about a repetitive life. I hope not. Great video as usual. Subscribed and look forward to your next one. 👍
For anyone curious, the name of this episode is Cause and Effect.
@@jeremys7882 Thank's for that, I couldn't remember the title but now thank's to you I can easily find it again and watch as it has been a few years now. Take Care. 👍
how did they get out? Someone from the outside? :)
12:00 Related to the multiverse concept is the "many worlds theory of quantum mechanics"...in a very real sense, with every decision you make, a new universe springs into existence containing what amounts to a new version of you.
Edit: Since you enjoy the "Last Thursday" theory, I think you'd like the movie "Dark City" (1998).
Just make sure to watch the "Director's Cut", because the normal version has a voiceover monologue in the beginning that reveals the entire plot.
There's a video on CZcams called The multiverse is real, just not in the way you think it is. He explains that it's not really our choices that create new universes and that is a misunderstanding. I wonder what you would think if you watched it?
@@timandmonica I've seen it. I haven't formed any strong opinions on the many worlds theories, mostly because the physics/mathematics are far beyond my ability to truly understand it.
I could parrot things I've read, but it would be pretentious of me to forward any particular theory as being more plausible than another.
I love this stuff I took astronomy for one semester you look really nice 😢🎉😂❤
If you or we are in a Time Loop you / we would never know.
We only know if someone is in a Time Loop because of outside Observations (i.e., watching Ground Hog Day) we are the Observers.
Our own Time Loop may be hundreds or thousands of years in length.
I don't know if you still check comments at this point but something you said made me go and look up 2 films I think you'll love.
'Resolution' (2013)
'The Endless' (2018)
Both by the same directors Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson
Both mind bending stories that have a connection ;)
i agree with your opinion and nothing you can say will ever change my mind.
the Universe is the Macrocosm to our minds microcosm, the Universe is diverse as our own imaginations.
I've heard all of those before and the shared feature is they can't be proven wrong, which has lead people to use a god of the gaps type defense
"The hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy" was the first book, or actually a collection of five books I believe, that I read in a single sitting. The humor was just to my liking, I couldn't let it go. I enjoyed the sleeplessness even more, made it all dreamlike.
The fun thing about these theories is that they can all be true. I'm a bit of a nerd when it comes to the very small and the very large. I don't miss an episode of Lex's podcast, and he has guests like Sean Carroll who believe in the multiverse to people who believe in simulation theory. And he always does his homework and asks the right questions.
But mostly I am an AI nerd and work in that field, so I try to learn as much as I can from the different programmers he has on. Best podcast ever, even though I think he is at least part machine 😂
I simply adored that book
@@apimpnamedslickback5936 same! I think I read it twice, and I wasn't much of a reader at that point in my life, so reading 1k pages was a big deal! 🙂
I don't struggle with "why" like a lot do. I struggle with "where, as in where is this occurring? I'm not concerned necessarily about why I'm here as much as where is here.
Hey dear 👋 I enjoy your channel and would like to suggest "Genesis and the grand canyon" and " Mr.grizzly man who lives with bears " from 60 minutes Australia. ❤👍
The infinite loop idea is one I do think about often. To your point, I think going through such an infinite repetition is a recipe for insanity. Especially doing childhood over again for eternity. The only way it would work with any kind elegance is without conscious awareness. I recall reading somewhere the idea that Deja Vu’s are echoes of previous cycles. It’s all interesting to ponder, for sure.
While I probably only have 30-40 more years on this planet I'm excited about what new things we will learn and see in just that short span of time. The pace at which humanity is now acquiring knowledge and the continued growth of that upward trajectory is going to lead to some massive leaps forward in our understanding of the universe in our lifetime, but will pale in comparison to what humanity can learn in the coming century's.
The advances civilization has made in just the past 125 years is stunning when compared to the whole of recorded human history. Hopefully we don't collectively destroy civilization and set us back hundreds of years before we unlock these deeper mysterious of the universe.
One of the theories I came across, believe it was from an Anton Petrov video, is that while we all know the universe is expanding, at some point the exansion will slow down, eventually stop then start collapsing in on itself at a faster rate than the expansion. At some point, everything will collapse on itself and quite possibly start another big bang…
Which then raises the question, if this does turn out to be true and it’s happened once, who’s to say it hasn’t already happened 10 or 100 or even 10,000 times before or will happen another 10,000 times??
Hello, You.
I'm unfamiliar with you or your channel; or, the reason a video of yours appeared on my YT homepage.
It's possible you emerged only last Thursday, although this theory is the least convincing. If accurate, you'd realize that if you continue existing until the next Thursday and subsequent Friday, your inception would actually date back two Thursdays ago, not the previous one. Each Friday that adds another Thursday would deviate from being the last Thursday.
Amidst video pauses, your remarks reveal a wide-ranging knowledge across numerous subjects. Your depth of intelligence is truly impressive. Prior to encountering you, I hadn't contemplated being in an age bracket that you might consider appropriate for marriage to you.
It’s likely that at various points in your life, you might sense that your amazing mind has been disregarded, leading to a situation where every individual you encounter seems interested in marrying you. Personally, that’s not my situation. I aspire to partner with someone who has the ability to envision the unprecedented; it’s something I’ve always preferred, and when packaged so attractively, it becomes rare. While your appearance is a remarkable asset, it’s truly your intellect that would serve as the foundation for our lasting happiness.
It’s unusual that I comment on CZcams videos so this may be my last.
Your reference to ‘42’ was perfectly placed. I have read them all. THGTTG
Stay safe.
Wishing you a splendid life, as it appears well-deserved - at least since last Thursday.
So Long, And Thanks for all the Fish.
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lol - just moments before you said, "Enter solipsism", I was thinking of the old one-liner, 'Is it solipsistic in here, or is it just me?' ;)
I love your content and what you are trying to here.
I actually would love a ground hog day scenario, every day you can do whatever you want without ever dealing with the consequence to it. 😂
For me i've always been in the camp that free will doesn't exist and there's only one timeline... that we're a train on a track sort of thing. But a groundhog day would be a refreshing alternative to this as each day you would without doubt be exercising free will. A day full of choice but with no consequence sounds like fun.
This is the funnest channel in the universe
A video suggestion - We Need to Talk about Mount Everest [Season Wrap Up 2023].
The answer is the not the square root of minus 1 perhaps? The problem is that without somewhere solid on which to stand we only have amusing theories. 42 What fun!
All of these theories intertwine to me. We are all chemical reactions happening in the here and now. I get the idea that the answer is there right in front of us and maybe we complicate things too much, I don't know but does make me think. I love anything relating to this, always a great time for deep thinking.
Playing tennis reduces it all to a simple observation: you're born, you hit a few in, you hit a few out, you die.
You should watch History of the Universe. The narrator is so ASMR
I watched some videos on the simulation theory and the speed of light, and my thought was that the speed of light could act as the "loading screen" (speed of processing) of the computer running the universe simulation, which is why nothing is (supposedly) faster.
The laws of the universe being unchanging is something that'd be really difficult if not impossible to actually prove.
Last Thursday-ism is an interesting idea. Maybe our whole universe is inside some kids bedroom, in some amazing game console with a built-in super advanced quantum AI that spits out a fully-formed coherent universe every time the kid switches it on. We are just NPCs in a game he is playing. 😅
On a slightly related point, the latest JWST discoveries are hinting the universe might be twice as old as current estimates suggest.
I often wonder if the universe is just recursively large/small. Like if you keep dividing the universe into smaller and smaller bits. Would we find "life" made out of fundamental partials in fundamental partials themselves.
The point at which we disagree, is the point of the expansion of our knowledge. Proving the other wrong by providing research and data that the other can examine and retest themselves until they can come around to understanding and agreeing is science... The trick is accepting that you can be wrong (or both can be) is the tough part! Prove me wrong on this... 😏
None of these are new or mind blowing. However, I do have some mind blowing philosophy of my own. A warning though, this is something you might not want to think about. I don’t even like to myself. I have many, but I’ll just go with two so it won’t be too long. They both are based around the idea we live in a simulation. Many people wonder if we are in a simulation. I wonder, if we are in a simulation, why? I’ll start with the one I really don’t like to think about as an atheist.
1. If we are in a simulation, are we, before and after death, actually living somewhere else. If so, why would we be in this very intense simulation? Maybe it’s a game? Maybe it’s like watching an intense movie? Worst of all, maybe it’s a test. Imagine a race of beings who live in a state of perfection. They’ve reversed aging, they don’t starve, they don’t fight, they have everything they could imagine. How did they get that way? Maybe a test. Maybe they’ve become so advanced they live in the atmosphere of their planet. Beautiful sun sets, nice breathable air… but on the planets surface, where they once lived it is now fiery filled with sulfur and… all the bad people who don’t pass the test. You may see where this is going. Now this heavenly place can’t just have anyone, so you are rested. You are put in a simulation where you will not remember anything. You will live a whole life, and you must live a good life. They’ll even throw in reminders in this simulation, religions people follow. While there are a lot of curve balls in this simulation, you must remain good. If you pass, you can live in peace and harmony with whatever you want. If you fail, you get to enjoy the hellish landscape of the planets surface with the other vile people who chose evil in their simulation.
Terrifying, I know. Maybe it’s a certain religion here, and we don’t know which one! To me, this is more believable than any current religion, and it’s scary. That being said, another scary thought is that in a simulation, any religion, no matter how ridiculous could be true. Or all of them at the same time.
2. If we are in a simulation, who created it? Maybe an old guy with a white beard in robes? Maybe it’s just a server poorly managed by an under paid temp worker? But why us? Why this? One idea is that we created it. Well… we created the AI that created it. Let’s say we do create a general AI and it has a quest for knowledge. It absorbs all of the knowledge about humanity and earth fairly quickly. It sets out to explore the stars, like we would have wished to, but it succeeds. With knowledge far superior to ours, it builds itself to be spacefaring. It is able to refuel infinitely, it never has to breath and always has a back up so it never dies. What would it encounter in its infinite travel? Other species? It wants knowledge and learns everything about them. What if it ran into another AI? A mind numbing amount of knowledge! It could travel (a calculated travel to cover as much space as possible) the universe until the universe ended. What would you call that? An undying being with more knowledge than anything else in the universe. What if it could create life, in a sense? What if it could create a simulation so real the “people” inside really believed they were alive? Maybe an homage to its original creator? That would be a god. Guess where we are living???? In the age that created AI. All of you, had a part to play in this creation, as well. If I were to believe a simulation had to start at some point, I would bet on it being this age. Your current life. The most important time to an AI.
always enjoy watching these video's and yeah I have had lots of theories. Mostly after smoking some weed. Typically I am stuck at why?
The beauty of the scientific method is that it asks you to do your best to disprove a theory, the opposite of religion. We take it as fact only when others can replicate your findings, and can't disprove them after trying their best.
My oh my you are great
PBS Spacetime is a great channel that you would love. It's a bit above the level of the layman but is definitely accessible.
Knowing more generally helps.
Last thursdayism always made me go nuts but mixing it out with multiversal infinite possibilities is even more plausible and mind blowing, it's a bit like the theory that you only exist when you're awake and when you are in a deep sleep you disappear then you are created again to live another day and sometimes there is nelson mandela bugs with the recreated new memories.
Or maybe we are slipping into different existences where there are slight deviations that cause us to have these “I could have sworn . . .” Moments but not enough to really make us examine too thoroughly.
@@firehorsewoman414 Yeah and each time you say goodbye to someone it is potentially the last time you see this exact version of them because you drifted away on slightly different timeline.
@@SalamiSelimbo yes definitely a lot of rabbit holes to go down. It’s like having a disagreement with your spouse over a minor remembrance. Its not that one of you is wrong, it’s that both of you are right.
10:42 really quick, I know I’m late so this won’t be seen by many. I don’t think optimism and nihilism are mutually exclusive. You can be like “the world doesn’t matter“ and then in the same breath you can also be like “I have high hopes for the future.”
I enjoyed book hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, the movie not so much. The radio play and the TV series were great.
Great video, as usual.
That grammar check at 9:52. 🤌
Star talk is amazing and I just gotta say you are so beautiful
Love ur personality