How Can Evidence Inform Our Estimation of the Age of the Universe?

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"I'm optimistic. I'm quite willing to believe that there was something before the Big Bang, but I don't know it," he says. "The idea the universe began in a hot, dense state, rapidly expanding 13.7 billion years ago with a very low entropy." The best theory of the universe we have right now is for whatever reason,. Eric Fast: If someone chooses to dedicate their life to something uninteresting or even absurd, who am I to stop them?

Welcome to the March 2023 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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