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Neil deGrasse Tyson On Aliens, Simulation Theory, and What Happens Inside A Black Hole
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The Craziest Theories About How the Universe Began
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The conversation moves to what may be the hardest question in cosmology: what came before the Big Bang? Tyson's answer is admirably direct — we have no idea — while noting that the mathematics of quantum physics and general relativity both point toward a multiverse: a medium that pumps out universes, with ours being just one. [1] — Neil deGrasse Tyson "General relativity and quantum physics point to a multiverse — a medium that pumps out universes, ours being just one of them. But ask what…" 24:50 What caused the multiverse? Unknown. Tyson pushes back gently on the human impulse to demand answers at the frontier, noting that people who cannot tolerate uncertainty make poor scientists, and that origin stories across cultures reliably reflect the values and assumptions of the cultures that produced them rather than objective truths. He describes science as writing recipes for more data rather than filling gaps with guesses.
General relativity and quantum physics point to a multiverse — a medium that pumps out universes, ours being just one of them. But ask what caused the multiverse, and you're at the frontier: the honest answer is we have no idea, and good scientists are comfortable with that.
