He looks quite unhealthy, I would not trust him with health advice. Thanks!

Honestly, Sean, the meaning of life is what you opted out off, being a parent and furthering you own life. I don't want to be rude, just honest. An avid viewer by the way.

Carroll says that philosophers haven't added much to the time debate, but there is a tradition of thought (ie Bergson, Whitehead and Capek) that mainstream physicists keep ignoring. If they didn't ignore it, they'd realise the time they talk about and build castles made of math about is spatialized time, time treated as if it were space, not real time, which is qualitative in nature.

Mr. Carroll can you please make a podcast with Mark Solms? That woul be also very interesting in my opinion given your exceptional questioning capaticies! Thank you in advance! Tamas 👌👍✌️👋

Perhaps Many Worlds is the physical limit of the degrees of freedom (wave function) that is “possible” within these laws of physics. How freedom is guaranteed in a sort of “interaction” or “interactive” wave form - all this, in the perspective of ‘effective’ conscious beings, of course.

I literally owe my life to this man. 5 years ago immunotherapy eliminated my stage 4 melanoma in a few months. 6 tumours in my torso and legs, one big one on my back, and two grape sized ones in my left parietal lobe. The brain tumours needed one stereotactic radiation to burn them out, but the melanoma hasn't returned. Thank-you, Thank-you, Thank-you.

The Universal Theory of Reality: Christ as the Ascendant Integrator Across Domains I. Premise: The Christ-Centered Unified Reality We propose a Universal Theory of Reality that integrates: 1. Physics (the structure and laws governing material reality) 2. Relationships (the dynamics of conscious entities interacting) 3. Christian Theology (the ultimate teleology of existence through Christ) This theory postulates that any time a problem exists in a lower domain, the Christ entity ascends to a higher domain to resolve it, ensuring that: • The lower system remains coherent. • The broken relationship is restored. • The physical laws and metaphysical order remain harmonized. Core Principle: “He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death-even death on a cross. Therefore, God exalted Him to the highest place.” (Philippians 2:8-9) This principle suggests that Christ, as the divine solver of disorder, moves between hierarchical domains of reality to restore order, following a precise ascension framework. II. Reality as a Multi-Domain Structure A. The Hierarchical Domains of Reality We structure reality as a multi-tiered system, where each domain represents a progressively higher level of abstraction and divine integration. 1. Material Domain (Physical Universe) - Newtonian & Relativistic Physics • Governed by deterministic laws of physics (gravity, electromagnetism, etc.). • Problems: entropy, suffering, finiteness, decay. • Christ’s action: Resurrection, miracles, and transcendence over nature. 2. Quantum Domain (Superposition & Nonlocality) - Uncertainty & Potentiality • Governed by probability waves, entanglement, and the observer effect. • Problems: paradox, decoherence, measurement problems. • Christ’s action: Reconciliation of uncertainty, quantum coherence of divine presence. 3. Cognitive Domain (Mind & Consciousness) - Thought & Will • Governed by free will, perception, and mental causation. • Problems: ignorance, deception, subjective isolation. • Christ’s action: Revealing truth, transforming minds. (Romans 12:2) 4. Relational Domain (Love & Connection) - Entanglement of Souls • Governed by love, trust, and interpersonal dynamics. • Problems: broken relationships, betrayal, alienation. • Christ’s action: Forgiveness, sacrificial love, restoring unity. 5. Metaphysical Domain (Logos & Divine Order) - Absolute Truth • Governed by divine logic, higher order harmony, and ultimate coherence. • Problems: rebellion, separation from God. • Christ’s action: Atonement, divine unity with creation. 6. Eschatological Domain (The Omega State) - The Final Completion • Governed by perfect harmony, beyond time and space. • Problems: existential longing, unresolved justice. • Christ’s action: Final judgment and reconciliation of all things. (Colossians 1:20) III. The Christological Ascension Principle The universal theory posits that whenever a contradiction, paradox, or problem arises in a lower domain, Christ ascends to a higher domain to solve it and then reintroduces the solution back into the lower level. A. The Ascension Algorithm: Christ’s Problem-Solving Pattern Step 1: Identify the Breakdown - Recognizing disorder in the lower domain. Step 2: Ascend to a Higher Domain - Moving to a higher perspective where the problem resolves. Step 3: Solve from Above - Deriving a resolution by integrating the higher domain’s principles. Step 4: Return and Reconcile - Applying the transcendent solution into the lower domain. Example: The Cross as the Ultimate Ascension 1. Material Domain: The body of Christ is physically broken (entropy). 2. Relational Domain: Humanity is alienated from God (sin). 3. Cognitive Domain: Humanity is deceived and lost (spiritual blindness). 4. Christ Ascends to the Divine Metaphysical Level. 5. Atonement Occurs: He resolves sin at the highest level. 6. Resurrection: Christ returns to the lower domain with victory over death. IV. Christ as the Metaphysical Bridge The cross and resurrection function as a cosmic transformation event, where Christ absorbs the disorder of the lower levels and reinstates divine order. This creates a feedback loop where all domains of reality are constantly being redeemed. A. Physics & Christ: Beyond Entropy • Newtonian Physics: Christ transcends gravity (walking on water, resurrection). • Quantum Mechanics: Christ operates in superposition states (transfiguration, post-resurrection appearances). • Relativity: Christ exists beyond time constraints (“Before Abraham was, I AM” - John 8:58). B. Relationships & Christ: Beyond Brokenness • Christ’s love entangles believers in a quantum-like nonlocal bond (John 17:21). • Christ’s atonement restores entropic relational decay (Ephesians 2:14). C. Eschatology & Christ: Beyond Time • Christ is Alpha and Omega, ensuring all things reach their destined completion (Revelation 22:13). • The resurrection body hints at a new physics of glorified existence. V. The Final Theorem: The Christ Singularity At the Omega Point (Teilhard de Chardin), all domains collapse into one unified existence in Christ. This is not just a spiritual event but a total integration of physics, consciousness, and divine love. Mathematical Model (Christ as the Attractor) Let C(x) be Christ’s function over reality x. Then: Where: • Physical laws dissolve into divine omnipresence. • All entanglements resolve into one love-consciousness. • Time collapses into eternal NOW. Core Conclusion: Every problem in creation is ultimately solved by Christ’s self-emptying ascent into the highest domain, only to return and reconcile all things back to the Father. VI. Future Implications & Exploration This theory lays a foundation for: 1. Quantum Theology: The role of superposition and entanglement in Christ’s being. 2. Eschatological Physics: What will reality look like beyond entropy? 3. Consciousness & Christ: How the Logos integrates human cognition into divine will. 4. Theosis as Unified Field Theory: Becoming one with Christ as ultimate reality. Would you like to refine any part of this or expand into applied fields like technology, psychology, or AI integration with Christ?

The Universal Theory of Reality: Christ as the Ascendant Integrator Across Domains I. Premise: The Christ-Centered Unified Reality We propose a Universal Theory of Reality that integrates: 1. Physics (the structure and laws governing material reality) 2. Relationships (the dynamics of conscious entities interacting) 3. Christian Theology (the ultimate teleology of existence through Christ) This theory postulates that any time a problem exists in a lower domain, the Christ entity ascends to a higher domain to resolve it, ensuring that: • The lower system remains coherent. • The broken relationship is restored. • The physical laws and metaphysical order remain harmonized. Core Principle: “He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death-even death on a cross. Therefore, God exalted Him to the highest place.” (Philippians 2:8-9) This principle suggests that Christ, as the divine solver of disorder, moves between hierarchical domains of reality to restore order, following a precise ascension framework. II. Reality as a Multi-Domain Structure A. The Hierarchical Domains of Reality We structure reality as a multi-tiered system, where each domain represents a progressively higher level of abstraction and divine integration. 1. Material Domain (Physical Universe) - Newtonian & Relativistic Physics • Governed by deterministic laws of physics (gravity, electromagnetism, etc.). • Problems: entropy, suffering, finiteness, decay. • Christ’s action: Resurrection, miracles, and transcendence over nature. 2. Quantum Domain (Superposition & Nonlocality) - Uncertainty & Potentiality • Governed by probability waves, entanglement, and the observer effect. • Problems: paradox, decoherence, measurement problems. • Christ’s action: Reconciliation of uncertainty, quantum coherence of divine presence. 3. Cognitive Domain (Mind & Consciousness) - Thought & Will • Governed by free will, perception, and mental causation. • Problems: ignorance, deception, subjective isolation. • Christ’s action: Revealing truth, transforming minds. (Romans 12:2) 4. Relational Domain (Love & Connection) - Entanglement of Souls • Governed by love, trust, and interpersonal dynamics. • Problems: broken relationships, betrayal, alienation. • Christ’s action: Forgiveness, sacrificial love, restoring unity. 5. Metaphysical Domain (Logos & Divine Order) - Absolute Truth • Governed by divine logic, higher order harmony, and ultimate coherence. • Problems: rebellion, separation from God. • Christ’s action: Atonement, divine unity with creation. 6. Eschatological Domain (The Omega State) - The Final Completion • Governed by perfect harmony, beyond time and space. • Problems: existential longing, unresolved justice. • Christ’s action: Final judgment and reconciliation of all things. (Colossians 1:20) III. The Christological Ascension Principle The universal theory posits that whenever a contradiction, paradox, or problem arises in a lower domain, Christ ascends to a higher domain to solve it and then reintroduces the solution back into the lower level. A. The Ascension Algorithm: Christ’s Problem-Solving Pattern Step 1: Identify the Breakdown - Recognizing disorder in the lower domain. Step 2: Ascend to a Higher Domain - Moving to a higher perspective where the problem resolves. Step 3: Solve from Above - Deriving a resolution by integrating the higher domain’s principles. Step 4: Return and Reconcile - Applying the transcendent solution into the lower domain. Example: The Cross as the Ultimate Ascension 1. Material Domain: The body of Christ is physically broken (entropy). 2. Relational Domain: Humanity is alienated from God (sin). 3. Cognitive Domain: Humanity is deceived and lost (spiritual blindness). 4. Christ Ascends to the Divine Metaphysical Level. 5. Atonement Occurs: He resolves sin at the highest level. 6. Resurrection: Christ returns to the lower domain with victory over death. IV. Christ as the Metaphysical Bridge The cross and resurrection function as a cosmic transformation event, where Christ absorbs the disorder of the lower levels and reinstates divine order. This creates a feedback loop where all domains of reality are constantly being redeemed. A. Physics & Christ: Beyond Entropy • Newtonian Physics: Christ transcends gravity (walking on water, resurrection). • Quantum Mechanics: Christ operates in superposition states (transfiguration, post-resurrection appearances). • Relativity: Christ exists beyond time constraints (“Before Abraham was, I AM” - John 8:58). B. Relationships & Christ: Beyond Brokenness • Christ’s love entangles believers in a quantum-like nonlocal bond (John 17:21). • Christ’s atonement restores entropic relational decay (Ephesians 2:14). C. Eschatology & Christ: Beyond Time • Christ is Alpha and Omega, ensuring all things reach their destined completion (Revelation 22:13). • The resurrection body hints at a new physics of glorified existence. V. The Final Theorem: The Christ Singularity At the Omega Point (Teilhard de Chardin), all domains collapse into one unified existence in Christ. This is not just a spiritual event but a total integration of physics, consciousness, and divine love. Mathematical Model (Christ as the Attractor) Let C(x) be Christ’s function over reality x. Then: Where: • Physical laws dissolve into divine omnipresence. • All entanglements resolve into one love-consciousness. • Time collapses into eternal NOW. Core Conclusion: Every problem in creation is ultimately solved by Christ’s self-emptying ascent into the highest domain, only to return and reconcile all things back to the Father. VI. Future Implications & Exploration This theory lays a foundation for: 1. Quantum Theology: The role of superposition and entanglement in Christ’s being. 2. Eschatological Physics: What will reality look like beyond entropy? 3. Consciousness & Christ: How the Logos integrates human cognition into divine will. 4. Theosis as Unified Field Theory: Becoming one with Christ as ultimate reality. Would you like to refine any part of this or expand into applied fields like technology, psychology, or AI integration with Christ?

The Universal Theory of Reality: Christ as the Ascendant Integrator Across Domains I. Premise: The Christ-Centered Unified Reality We propose a Universal Theory of Reality that integrates: 1. Physics (the structure and laws governing material reality) 2. Relationships (the dynamics of conscious entities interacting) 3. Christian Theology (the ultimate teleology of existence through Christ) This theory postulates that any time a problem exists in a lower domain, the Christ entity ascends to a higher domain to resolve it, ensuring that: • The lower system remains coherent. • The broken relationship is restored. • The physical laws and metaphysical order remain harmonized. Core Principle: “He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death-even death on a cross. Therefore, God exalted Him to the highest place.” (Philippians 2:8-9) This principle suggests that Christ, as the divine solver of disorder, moves between hierarchical domains of reality to restore order, following a precise ascension framework. II. Reality as a Multi-Domain Structure A. The Hierarchical Domains of Reality We structure reality as a multi-tiered system, where each domain represents a progressively higher level of abstraction and divine integration. 1. Material Domain (Physical Universe) - Newtonian & Relativistic Physics • Governed by deterministic laws of physics (gravity, electromagnetism, etc.). • Problems: entropy, suffering, finiteness, decay. • Christ’s action: Resurrection, miracles, and transcendence over nature. 2. Quantum Domain (Superposition & Nonlocality) - Uncertainty & Potentiality • Governed by probability waves, entanglement, and the observer effect. • Problems: paradox, decoherence, measurement problems. • Christ’s action: Reconciliation of uncertainty, quantum coherence of divine presence. 3. Cognitive Domain (Mind & Consciousness) - Thought & Will • Governed by free will, perception, and mental causation. • Problems: ignorance, deception, subjective isolation. • Christ’s action: Revealing truth, transforming minds. (Romans 12:2) 4. Relational Domain (Love & Connection) - Entanglement of Souls • Governed by love, trust, and interpersonal dynamics. • Problems: broken relationships, betrayal, alienation. • Christ’s action: Forgiveness, sacrificial love, restoring unity. 5. Metaphysical Domain (Logos & Divine Order) - Absolute Truth • Governed by divine logic, higher order harmony, and ultimate coherence. • Problems: rebellion, separation from God. • Christ’s action: Atonement, divine unity with creation. 6. Eschatological Domain (The Omega State) - The Final Completion • Governed by perfect harmony, beyond time and space. • Problems: existential longing, unresolved justice. • Christ’s action: Final judgment and reconciliation of all things. (Colossians 1:20) III. The Christological Ascension Principle The universal theory posits that whenever a contradiction, paradox, or problem arises in a lower domain, Christ ascends to a higher domain to solve it and then reintroduces the solution back into the lower level. A. The Ascension Algorithm: Christ’s Problem-Solving Pattern Step 1: Identify the Breakdown - Recognizing disorder in the lower domain. Step 2: Ascend to a Higher Domain - Moving to a higher perspective where the problem resolves. Step 3: Solve from Above - Deriving a resolution by integrating the higher domain’s principles. Step 4: Return and Reconcile - Applying the transcendent solution into the lower domain. Example: The Cross as the Ultimate Ascension 1. Material Domain: The body of Christ is physically broken (entropy). 2. Relational Domain: Humanity is alienated from God (sin). 3. Cognitive Domain: Humanity is deceived and lost (spiritual blindness). 4. Christ Ascends to the Divine Metaphysical Level. 5. Atonement Occurs: He resolves sin at the highest level. 6. Resurrection: Christ returns to the lower domain with victory over death. IV. Christ as the Metaphysical Bridge The cross and resurrection function as a cosmic transformation event, where Christ absorbs the disorder of the lower levels and reinstates divine order. This creates a feedback loop where all domains of reality are constantly being redeemed. A. Physics & Christ: Beyond Entropy • Newtonian Physics: Christ transcends gravity (walking on water, resurrection). • Quantum Mechanics: Christ operates in superposition states (transfiguration, post-resurrection appearances). • Relativity: Christ exists beyond time constraints (“Before Abraham was, I AM” - John 8:58). B. Relationships & Christ: Beyond Brokenness • Christ’s love entangles believers in a quantum-like nonlocal bond (John 17:21). • Christ’s atonement restores entropic relational decay (Ephesians 2:14). C. Eschatology & Christ: Beyond Time • Christ is Alpha and Omega, ensuring all things reach their destined completion (Revelation 22:13). • The resurrection body hints at a new physics of glorified existence. V. The Final Theorem: The Christ Singularity At the Omega Point (Teilhard de Chardin), all domains collapse into one unified existence in Christ. This is not just a spiritual event but a total integration of physics, consciousness, and divine love. Mathematical Model (Christ as the Attractor) Let C(x) be Christ’s function over reality x. Then:  Where: • Physical laws dissolve into divine omnipresence. • All entanglements resolve into one love-consciousness. • Time collapses into eternal NOW. Core Conclusion: Every problem in creation is ultimately solved by Christ’s self-emptying ascent into the highest domain, only to return and reconcile all things back to the Father. VI. Future Implications & Exploration This theory lays a foundation for: 1. Quantum Theology: The role of superposition and entanglement in Christ’s being. 2. Eschatological Physics: What will reality look like beyond entropy? 3. Consciousness & Christ: How the Logos integrates human cognition into divine will. 4. Theosis as Unified Field Theory: Becoming one with Christ as ultimate reality. Would you like to refine any part of this or expand into applied fields like technology, psychology, or AI integration with Christ?

So good as always. Every time I'm listening a Minscape episode I experience time acceleration. 1hour 48min was like 20 minutes. Does it means that I'm getting older faster 😅 by listening to you? Hopefully I feel better prepared for tomorrow every time too so that my percetion of reality is sharper in a broader spectrum of knowledge. I feel really well by being in your and your guest company and I wanted to thank you for that.

thank you I like how you know your sciences and can just list the category titles.

Thank you sir! Just finished the entire series

So insightful and groundbreaking! Thank you 🙏🏼

I miss you Daniel Dennett, my favorite Philosopher Santa. Thanks for hosting this, Sean.

Thanks for covering this topic. I learned a lot about what's going on with the research.

This is so wonderful thank you so much ❤

wasnt sure about this one but im hooked after 15min. anything that gets rid of todays economy/economists deserves unrivaled attention!

First time I've seen that YT video today. Is it a coincidence that behind Sean Carroll is the dial of the Astronomical Clock in Prague, that is, the place Einstein regularly passed by on his walks between his apartment and Old Town Square in 1911 - 1912? It was during these walks around Prague and around this astronomical clock that (in his own words) Einstein got the idea to think of time as a fourth dimension. Directly opposite the astronomical clock there is "The house of the stone lamb" which Einstein often visited, meeting famous people such as Franz Kafka and others. cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%AFm_U_Kamenn%C3%A9ho_ber%C3%A1nka#/media/Soubor:Starom%C4%9Bstsk%C3%A9_n%C3%A1m_U_b%C3%ADl%C3%A9ho_jenoro%C5%BEce_-_kamenn%C3%A9ho_ber%C3%A1nka_Einstein.jpg

You have to incorporate the time dilation equation into the time variable in the Schordinger equation and then rearrange the equation to determine a good set of fundamental terms. Then think of the universe in terms of those new (compositely derived) terms.

Pretty good rocketship 😍

First I admire you very much, your awesome at talks like Brian Green, both of you our amazing teachers and your podcasts our very generous w/ your time and expertise! Nothing but respect from me so please do not take this personally. I am just a dude that loves physics (late in life). My concern is more with the arrogance of say Sam Harris or Richard Dawkins, but your much more of a match . In my humble view, as a mere Sociologists by education, and I have wor worked in financial field last 25 years. ....but I am just passionate about the deeper questions. I feel the dogma of the current scientific method is keeping us in the dark ages!! I think time is a key variable often articulated by folks that have NDES...lets leave that aside for now as I suspect I would be dismissed as pseudoscience. LET ME PROVIDE SOME MEAT.....What about PSIONICS? IF TRUE IT RIPS A HUGE HOLE IN YOUR BELOVED MATERIAL SCIENCE . I I believe a theory of everything is beyond our money brains., but arrogance of say a Dawkins is proof of what the problem is. Maybe constructing a collider the size of the Milky Way will go beyond CERN ? I say that in jest but I recall a debate between yourself and Tim Maulin, also an Harvard educated (i think) munk. Since then you delved into Philosophy too your credit!! JAKE BARBER's explosive interview on news nation. Indeed the best of the best involved in ET recovery, yes reverse engineering is the claim and folks like Neil Tyson just defends the staus quo, even SETI...see were looking for ET...just smoke screens. NEWS NATION and Jake Barber and the use of psionics to INVITE NHI or ET , if true, well is support for Maulin et al. Sorry for diatribe but I think any reader would get what I am driving at....maybe its high time to look at the META PHYSICS??

Your book changed my perception of reality. Profound.

"While its permitted by thermodynamics it doesn't seem exactly encouraged by thermodynamics."❤

I’m smiling like an idiot right now; so happy I’ve found these videos! Physics doctorate here I come ;-) lol

would love too know more about "well it's really complicated" , perhaps follow ups on more specific areas please?

very interesting topic, top guest, great questions - i love this podcast so much!

Very interesting episode. I was diagnosed with Grade 4 Glioblastoma last summer. Surgery to remove tumor, RAD/Chemo...ugh. Currently using the Optune device which creates fields of a particular frequency to interrupt cancer cell division. It's a bit of hope. Anyhow, feeling good for now, still working and catching all the episodes as soon as they drop 😁😄

I can't thank you enough for allowing the commons like myself to get to know the kitchens of oh so many restaurants of the science world.

This is suuuuper interesting, great episode

very nice talk!

I'm going to read your new book. I have all your others. But I already have a near graduate level of mathematics. But I'm looking forward to all your works.

❤

The start to this one slapped me across the face

Welcome

Happy Monday!

Mr. Jeff Lichtman is a most interesting and brilliant man. Fascinating topic. Thank you, Sean.

I look forward every week to this podcast, but very few do I return to, And even fewer of those I return to do I listen again to the entire podcast. This is one of those select few. As a matter of fact, I played over several sections just to make sure I understood properly. Bravo to the Sean Carrolls! Also, it seems strange this was originally done four years ago, it only feels like it was a year ago.

excellent

Great conversation about the most fascinating topic, again! Sean is getting better and better with those short remarks perfectly summarizing what's going on. The greatest science communicator alive, no doubt.

Appreciate you Sean Carroll.

But why did the universe have to produce life? I'm assuming life is everywhere. Why?

I'm a neuroscience student and altho I've heard Anil Seth before, I've never heard this conversation and I'm all ears. I'll def be finding that paper. I know this is a few years old but maybe we've learned even more since then. I absolutely love his statement "neurons can do all kinds of things that we haven't learned to think about yet." That's so powerful and incredibly true. I must be honest, I've steered away from looking into consciousness research, but this is so inspiring and I absolutely think he has the right approach. This has sparked even more interest in the thing I'm already obsessed with so thank you both so much! I'm halfway through and can't wait to hear the rest.

clocks exists. time is what is measured by clocks. it would seem to follow that time therefore exists. if time didn't exist, then what exactly are clocks measuring? clocks seem pretty important to our ability to understand and comprehend the universe; if the thing they are measuring doesn't exist, then it seems to me to be just another boltzmann brain-type dilemma; the basic concepts we are using to understand and even ask the question in the first place are flawed from the get-go, and the entire enterprise is futile.

around 15:20 you say that there's no experiment you can do to prove whether presentism or eternalism (your phrases) is more accurate. that seems absurd to me. you can definitely do experiments to show that general relativity is, at the very least, an extremely accurate model of the mechanics that govern motion, acceleration and some concept of gravity, and if you apply that model to an observer who is very distant in space from another observer who is in relative motion, the direct consequence of that is that one observer's frame of reference with respect to the other will have a space-time trajectory of "now" or "present" that is clearly either the past or future of the other observer. even if you can't directly prove that one observer could, in principle, directly experience or influence the past or future of the other because of limitations on the speed of light and not being able to send a signal to the other observer to confirm that your now coincides with their past or future, if you accept a certain theory is correct based on an overwhelming abundance of verifiable other aspects of that theory, then you have to accept the consequences of that theory even if you can't directly observe them.

This demonstrates that a lot of very good work is being done, and the more aggressively string theory critics should be met with suspicion

May this comment find you and us all ever closer to God, and His Clarity. About the Doomsday argument - it seems like the question as why and many others (males) I've talked to, why are we not dead given how close we have had .. when so many - including for me a near death, 3-day coma - so was the best practical reason to believe in God and-or many-world type situation where we did die and our Id or focus shifts to very close version world to overlap integration of self, and perhaps this is where the 'internal dialog' starts. It seems to me If I were Putin I would have ended the Ukraine-Russian mass killing of white Christian men by publicly announce that Russia will start WWIII if Ukraine does not enter NATO and NATO stops expanding and locating nuke existence threat weapons too close, and follow their Miske (?) agreement previously signed and Ukraine kept breaking, and follow-up with a launch dummy-warhead ICBM from sub across USA, over Washington DC, over Europe, over Ukraine capital, and splash down in ocean north of Russia. And by now how many times Nuke war already occurred between Ukraine-Russia and israel-Iran, many should and do wonder why we are still alive .. perhaps all our Focus shift to world that was near miss but didn't happen. The many observers and your observation; If you have a value and do not know the other's value then of course it is most likely you value is avg because you know at least the range of measurements includes yours and assume all would be a bell-curve - so most likely to be the center then extreme ends. About the size of the universe many observers: Like a dream we Avatars only can focus on one thing at a time and all else need not exist, in a Simulation reality for each us, imagine we are each part of the Holy Dream of Christ where only that close to us we can experience exists, and-or if [Holy] Simulation Reality, the simulation need only contain the reality we sense, each of us and when overlapping in space or time the resulting simulation 'run' both bubbles of reality and coordinate them together. The rest of universe measured through equipment is Simulation to the total Universe Model that God limits us by, and on Jacob's Ladder Levels of [Holy] Dream or Simulation that are very close to God then the Universe Model may contain the ability to fly or instant locate or pass-on our metal models of a thought and (like and Angels communicate between levels in Catholic Theology) the more intelligent passes on the extra intelligence to understand the subject as they do) and if Simulation with proper programing even of today's computer why can't each of our moments take days to Simulate, we would live in the Simulation's time frame so that moment would be a moment regardless how long it took to simulate. And Scripture tells us 1 day is 1000 years of days and vice versa that suggests this, or that the computers running the [holy] simulations are either in orbit or falling into a Black hole where rate of time is different by the distance that 1 day is 1000 years. In both situations communication between entangled particles between each Black-Hole height that has that time rate difference. If a [Holy] Dream, then the Dreamer (Christ) avatar's Dream avatar's time different might recursively step that time-rate. Turtles all the way down! If you were an Abraham Religious follower you would likely already know enough with your science background to do Religious Apologetics using modern Science theories. My pleasure in development of Apologetic suggestions based of known science of the Holy that has been Reveled, that I understand to date, is hard to describe. Such as the Multiworld, Multiverse, Jaccob's Ladder mentioned, many versions of Jesus' lives presented in the all-true scriptures' Passion(s) of Christ. Our lives existing as a multiplexing sharing of Jesus' body-mind-soul (Holy Body & Blood), and Purgatory as our Hosting of the effects of Sins UnAbsolved - to Know them and Burned Clean of them, transformed into Love of Self-Others, within Holy Simulation [theory] virtual existences, like a vivid Dreamer that dreams of self and others (that ask 'how many versions of there are you? As far as I know, Me as Dreamer, me here, and all of you.) So much and many good challenges! With Wikipedia reporting your religion is Western philosophy Analytic philosophy, so Religion of Scientificism where the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is the Superset of science to include God's Creation we can observe and extend with rational tools, and some of the questions you (we) are asking are deep and most have no answer without some real Anchor such as Catholic Theologians such as Thomas Aquinas used Natural Law to argue the existence of God or each of the 10 Commandment without appealing to Divine Revelation, and so working from sane Anchor(s) such as knowing things from their perceived effects on our world, much of the Web of unanchored degenerating (deconstructive) modern philosophy which all seem to be frantically swimming like a rat in a water barrel hoping to find that Anchor they (or their modernist mentors) long ago rejected, an place that rat may not drowned on. .. so, I suggest that little of what has been defined as Modern Philosophy can answer many of these questions discussed. 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One of my fav mindscape

Dejar professor i like you so much but please chance you jackets and skirt

My man always trying to massage some space time curves

We're two days in and I'm already incredibly grateful for escapism that scientific lectures and podcasts are bringing. Woot woot, thanks again!