There is no such thing as the reason why there is something rather than nothing, he says. The brain only works at approximately instantaneous time on human scales - and not in physic terms. He also responds to a question from James nancaro who asks if pure mathematics can satisfy his theory of how the universe came into being. And preston justice argues that we should be more open-minded when it comes to quantum mechanics.
Welcome to the October 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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