{"product_id":"meaning-in-the-multiverse-9781735658308","title":"Meaning in the Multiverse","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs life meaningful? How would the universe have to be made to persuade us toward our purpose? Is there any evidence that we live in such a universe?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModern science has taught us that the fundamental workings of the universe often run counter to our intuitions: time does not flow, it is frozen in a continuum with space; a single particle of matter can create a wave-like interference pattern; and our perception does not reveal reality but instead increases our fitness to survive. \u003cem\u003eMeaning in the Multiverse: A Skeptic's Guide to a Loving Cosmos\u003c\/em\u003e shows the flaws in our intuitions on universal meaning and our place in the universe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUtilizing metaphysics and cosmology, author and scientist Justin Harnish tackles the interrelatedness of meaning and existence, explores our ability to create virtual consciousness, uncovers our recruitment as a deep-learning program for the universe, and illuminates the optimization routine running on a massively parallel quantum computer. If we are going to ask the question, \"what is the meaning of it all\" anyway... it is best to leverage the latest science of existence and the latest interrogations of experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimilar to how Brian Greene's \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Reality\u003c\/em\u003e stood at the vanguard of physics and described ten different theoretical multiverses, \u003cem\u003eMeaning in the Multiverse\u003c\/em\u003e speculates on universal meaning in an existence fundamentally made of matter, information, and computation. Books as different as \u003cem\u003eWhat We Talk About When We Talk About God\u003c\/em\u003e by Rob Bell, Sean Carrol's \u003cem\u003eThe Big Picture\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWaking Up\u003c\/em\u003e by Sam Harris are the supernatural, poetic, and personal arguments, respectively, against an all-natural, universal meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeaning in the Multiverse: A Skeptic's Guide to a Loving Cosmos\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to speculate that meaning is transmitted to us through an all-natural, computational multiverse.The multiverse is persuading us to live an examined life, one more aligned to our shared meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* To be mindful in our experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* To flow with existence especially in pursuits that further science, society, or culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMan's search for meaning has been using a water witching rod when tools like the Hubble Space Telescope are available. Meaning in the Multiverse: A Skeptic's Guide to a Loving Cosmos, will take off the lens cap and stare into the true source of human meaning-the dynamic multiverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Consilience Now\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781735658308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.59d","brand":"Justin Harnish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38213530845365,"sku":"9781735658308","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_132f4ffb-5e23-47e3-a161-9c531565f274.jpg?v=1610441489","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/meaning-in-the-multiverse-9781735658308","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}