Justin Wolcott: We don't know nearly enough about the wave function of the overall universe to answer a question like this. He says there's an important difference between human beings and cows about how we live in the world and how we conceptualize death. Wolcott: I'm trying to understand why it is illegal to say cat caused ball to fall on the floor, but legal to say the ball is on the floor because of the laws of physics.
Welcome to the December 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!
Remember that I take a holiday break at the end of the year, so the next AMA will be at the beginning of February.
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