We are an impossibility in an impossible universe
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Human existence is rare and unlikely given the vastness of the universe.
- In plain terms
- We are a rare thing in a universe full of impossible things.
- What can you take from it?
- Appreciate life as a rare occurrence in a vast universe.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we exist?
- How does this change your view?
Another view
This is an unprovable philosophical claim.
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