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Which theory about the universe keeps you up at night?
From the unsettling to the mind-bending, cosmology is full of ideas that make you question everything you thought you knew. Science isn't always comforting — sometimes it's terrifying.
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The Simulation Hypothesis
What if the entire universe — you, your nan, your disappointing pension — is just a sophisticated computer simulation? Elon Musk believes it. Oxford philosophers argue about it. Sleep tight.
2
The Heat Death of the Universe
Eventually, billions of years from now, all stars will burn out, all matter will decay, and the universe will reach a state of absolute cold nothingness. There is no escape, no sequel, no reboot.
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The Many-Worlds Interpretation
Quantum mechanics suggests every decision spawns a parallel universe where the other outcome happened. Somewhere out there, a version of you never voted for Brexit — or did, twice, proudly.
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The Great Filter
Fermi's Paradox asks why we've never found alien life, and the Great Filter theory suggests some catastrophic barrier destroys intelligent species — and we might not have passed it yet.
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Boltzmann Brains
Statistical physics allows for the random spontaneous assembly of a conscious mind floating in space — your entire existence, memories and all, could be a cosmic fluke that appeared a second ago.
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