Assessing existence while failing to embrace the insights of modern physics would be like wrestling in the dark with an unknown opponent.
Brian GreeneString theory envisions a multiverse in which our universe is one slice of bread in a big cosmic loaf. The other slices would be displaced from ours in some extra dimension of space.
Brian GreeneI would say in one sentence my goal is to at least be part of the journey to find the unified theory that Einstein himself was really the first to look for.
Brian GreeneI may be a Jewish scientist, but I would be tickled silly if one day I were reincarnated as a Baptist preacher.
Brian GreeneBut if you think about a practical implication of enriching your life and giving you a sense of being part of a larger cosmos and possibly being able to use this [gravitational waves] as a tool in the future maybe to listen not just to black holes colliding, but maybe listen to the big bang itself, those kind of applications may happen in the not too distant future.
Brian GreeneMost people donโt question the practice of eating meat. Many of these people care about animals and the environment, some deeply. But for some reason-force of habit, cultural norms, resistance to change-there is a fundamental disconnect whereby these feelings donโt translate into changes of behavior.
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