Ep 623 - The Good Guy Weed (feat. Lemaire Lee)

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Weed, Infinity, and Quantum Physics Skepticism

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The episode drifts into philosophical and scientific territory as Shane describes a recent sleepless night spent contemplating the infinite quantity of physical matter in the universe. Empty infinite space is manageable. But infinite stuff — every object, every particle, going on forever — sent him into a full anxiety spiral he couldn't exit. Matt sympathizes; sometimes it bothers him sober. From there, Shane launches into a skeptical rant about astrophysicists and quantum physicists who, he argues, make unfalsifiable claims about particles existing in two places simultaneously and then deflect scrutiny by saying 'the math checks out' — while nobody can actually check the math. He wants a congressional audit. Matt mostly agrees they're probably making things up. ^{[1] — Shane Gillis "Stoned and unable to sleep, Shane began cataloguing the infinite material universe in his head and could not stop. Every object, every part…" 1:08:50 Play}