The Purpose of The Universe

By Philip Goff in July 2024

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Runtime: 57 mins

Philip Goff discusses the purpose of the Universe, where he questions whether our values are subjective, which implies no objective criteria to judge life goals. He discusses David Hume's view that reason serves passions and cannot rationally assess life goals. However, there is a  realization that some goals seem inherently more valuable than others, such as pursuing knowledge over trivial activities like counting blades of grass. Goff argues that denying objective value leads to an unsustainable nihilism and draws parallels with the acceptance of mathematical truths to suggest the plausibility of objective values.

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Produced in July 2024. Provisional captions.

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