The Cosmogical Constant, the Vacuum Energy

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The values of the cosmotical constant are different from place to place in the multiverse. If it's very large, then there's no time for intelligent beings to exist. And intelligent beings will find themselves in regions where the cosmota constant is small. But we don't know whether whether the antecedent is true. We don't know if there is a multiverse out there. So even though the reasoning is solid, we don't knows if it's the correct reasoning for our universe. But it could be.

Welcome to the November 2021 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). I take the large number of questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable size — 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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