The idea that we are alone in the universe seems to me completely implausible and arrogant, considering the number of planets and stars that we know exist, it's extremely unlikely that we are the only form of evolved life.

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How do we know that we are not just characters in a computer-generated soap opera?

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We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.

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associates and collaborators were Roger Penrose

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Aristarchus suspected that this was the case and believed that the stars we see in the night sky are actually nothing more than distant suns.

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remember to look up at the stars

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We live in the most probable of all possible worlds.

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We should seek the greatest value of our action.

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So remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and hold on to that childlike wonder about what makes the universe exist.

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Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

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