Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas cover image

9 | Solo -- Why Is There Something Rather than Nothing?

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

00:00

Newton's Theory of Relativity

Newton thought that god had something to do with the universe, not us. Pierre samon leplace was very definite that the universe can be explained without an interventionist god. The rules of classical newtonian mechanics don't change much for our present purposes. In special relativity, space time is absolute and we all live in it.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app