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What does it mean to exist? We explore Plato’s theory of ideas and his Republic.
Plato Republic: https://youtu.be/rVxSoiHtovM
Sophie’s World: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie%27s_World
Stephen Wolfram heat death of the universe: https://youtu.be/kuFRyOwkYuE
Universal wavefunction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_wavefunction#:~:text=The%20universal%20wave%20function%20is,times%20a%20deterministic%20wave%20equation.%22
Bohr’s atom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niels_Bohr
Alan Watts quote: https://youtu.be/-VzLBkmeW8E
Steven Pinker – The Better Angels of Our Nature: https://stevenpinker.com/publications/better-angels-our-nature
Iain McGilchrist episode: https://www.post-wave.com/49-divided-brain
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