Top Scientist REVEALS: A Kid In The 29th Century Could Have Made This World! | Prof Brian Greene

can't convince you that we're not in the matrix. Why? We could be. This table reel. Am I really here? Am I a simulation sitting inside some computer? Maybe there's a kit. When twenty ninth century Earth. And they happen to allow you and I to exist sitting at this table. And here's a big assumption. Can you create a computer program that has consciousness? Nobody knows the answer to that, but I've spoken to some of today's AI researchers who think that chat GPT is conscious. And in the back of my mind, I do think it's possible. But if we considered robots to be conscious, that they then get rights? I think that's something we should think about now. Actually. Professor Brian Green. What is the ultimate question that you're seeking to answer? We find ourselves thrust on this planet. We're trying to figure out why we're here. Is there some ultimate purpose? We're a little dot on planet Earth. And you begin to see our sun

One of many stars within the galaxy. You can look at our Milky Way galaxy within the setting of the entire universe. And what's beyond Well, if the universe is infinite, if you go sufficiently far out to space, you're virtually guaranteed to find a copy of yourself out there. There's a version out there of me that just loves wine. Ha ha there you go. So should I feel insignificant? I would urge you not to. Because the fact that we can understand that we are so small, that's what gives us a sense of connection to something larger. Do you think it could lead us to God? If you mean the kind of God our forebears often have spoken, that feels to me very much a human creation. I will tell you why I'm skeptical. of that thing we should think about is the end of the earth because if we go arbitrarily far into the future, the earth is gonna spiral. Well scary the whole way. Guys, I've got a favor to ask before this episode begins. The algorithm, if you follow a show, will deliver you the best episodes from that show very prominently in your feed. So when we have our best episodes on this show

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