Reflections on Immortality and Limit Concepts

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The speaker reflects on the importance of facing limit concepts and pushing oneself to think outside of their comfort zone. They emphasize the need to contemplate the definition of immortality and the concept of living forever, prompting the audience to consider their own interpretation and the implications of eternity within the context of the universe's eternality.

The final Mindscape podcast of each year is devoted to a short, reflective Holiday Message. This year the theme is Immortality: whether it's an attractive idea, and whether the laws of physics and cosmology would allow for it in principle. (Spoiler: they do not.) Mindscape will return as usual on January 1, 2024. Happy holidays everyone!

Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2023/12/18/holiday-message-2023-reflections-on-immortality/

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