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ZIZ010 Materialism and Theology (2007)

Slavoj Žižek - Collected Recordings

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The Quantum Interterminus

When we simulate a virtual universe, the microscopic structure of objects can be left blank. We just need maybe to install a program which will promptly fill in this gap if the participant's activity will necessitate it. It is like when you scroll down a long text on a computer screen. Earlier and later pages do not pre-exist our viewing them. The idea is that when God created the world, he underestimated us. He thought that the limit of our knowledge is atoms. So I spent precious time of divine reasons or what into constructing things there. You know, who cares about the place of a particle velocity? Let's leave it open.

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