Brian Cox
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So you've already achieved nirvana then. You don't need to go any further. It's fascinating.
I would argue, I think, imagine that you had access to, as you said, essentially infinite knowledge. Imagine you're one of these beings in the future. Maybe the things that we created that essentially know almost everything there is to know in some sense. Right. I think that they would feel there was no point in existing at all.
I would argue, I think, imagine that you had access to, as you said, essentially infinite knowledge. Imagine you're one of these beings in the future. Maybe the things that we created that essentially know almost everything there is to know in some sense. Right. I think that they would feel there was no point in existing at all.
I would argue, I think, imagine that you had access to, as you said, essentially infinite knowledge. Imagine you're one of these beings in the future. Maybe the things that we created that essentially know almost everything there is to know in some sense. Right. I think that they would feel there was no point in existing at all.
If you think about some of the things that make us... The most important things that make us human so one of them would be hope for example right for the future or indeed Fear or that those emotions that are connected with not knowing Not knowing what's around the next corner as you said even exploration, right? So if you remove that if you remove
If you think about some of the things that make us... The most important things that make us human so one of them would be hope for example right for the future or indeed Fear or that those emotions that are connected with not knowing Not knowing what's around the next corner as you said even exploration, right? So if you remove that if you remove
If you think about some of the things that make us... The most important things that make us human so one of them would be hope for example right for the future or indeed Fear or that those emotions that are connected with not knowing Not knowing what's around the next corner as you said even exploration, right? So if you remove that if you remove
any sense of not knowing what the future will be, you do remove hope as well as fear. So you could argue that some of the best, the essence of being human, some of the things that we value the most and make us most valuable in the universe in this sense, some of those things come from incomplete knowledge. I mean, surely hope does.
any sense of not knowing what the future will be, you do remove hope as well as fear. So you could argue that some of the best, the essence of being human, some of the things that we value the most and make us most valuable in the universe in this sense, some of those things come from incomplete knowledge. I mean, surely hope does.
any sense of not knowing what the future will be, you do remove hope as well as fear. So you could argue that some of the best, the essence of being human, some of the things that we value the most and make us most valuable in the universe in this sense, some of those things come from incomplete knowledge. I mean, surely hope does.
How could you have hope and excitement about what's going to happen tomorrow if you know
How could you have hope and excitement about what's going to happen tomorrow if you know
How could you have hope and excitement about what's going to happen tomorrow if you know
It's like you said when you're growing up, you said like, you know, when you're in high school or when you're young, Christmas, for example. Right. You know when you're at Christmas Eve?
It's like you said when you're growing up, you said like, you know, when you're in high school or when you're young, Christmas, for example. Right. You know when you're at Christmas Eve?
It's like you said when you're growing up, you said like, you know, when you're in high school or when you're young, Christmas, for example. Right. You know when you're at Christmas Eve?
And you go, what am I going to get tomorrow? Yeah. It's one of the most wonderful feelings, isn't it? One of the most wonderful, like, oh, God, in the presence of God. That's incredible. None of that would exist if you were one of these super beings. Right. But that's just for us.
And you go, what am I going to get tomorrow? Yeah. It's one of the most wonderful feelings, isn't it? One of the most wonderful, like, oh, God, in the presence of God. That's incredible. None of that would exist if you were one of these super beings. Right. But that's just for us.
And you go, what am I going to get tomorrow? Yeah. It's one of the most wonderful feelings, isn't it? One of the most wonderful, like, oh, God, in the presence of God. That's incredible. None of that would exist if you were one of these super beings. Right. But that's just for us.
I think what I'm getting to, is it purely biological?