#232 – Brian Greene: Quantum Gravity, Big Bang, Aliens, Life, Death, and Meaning
Lex Fridman Podcast
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The Uniqueness of Order in a Chaotic Universe
- The second law of thermodynamics suggests that disorder (entropy) is always increasing.
- This implies eventual disintegration and destruction of everything over long timescales.
- However, this makes our existence as ordered beings even more special and unique.
- Our ability to exist, observe, and question our place in the universe should inspire gratitude, wonder, and a sense of purpose.
- We are temporary configurations of particles in a vast cosmological timeline.
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