The number of black holes in our universe as far as we know is way smaller than the number of stars or planets. Dan O'Neill says, do you feel physicalism in your bones? For example, when in conversation with another human being, are you comfortably able to think of them as a purely physical system? Or would you have to stop and remind yourself of this fact? Roo Phillips says, there's a great new documentary on Netflix called A Trip to Infinity, Complete With Multiple Mindscape Guests. There's a really moving part where Alan Lightman talks about how he was very depressed and sad about being a spec in an indifferent universe doomed to nothingness.
Welcome to the October 2022 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!
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