Why? The Purpose of the Universe by Philip Goff | Book Club

Suggested by: Derek R
Pages to read: 9780198883784
ISBN: 9780198883760 (Originally listed edition)
ISBN: B0C5VBNCXW (Edition Eugene is using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•Is there cosmic significance to human activities?
•What is the probability of the existence of life?
•What does Hume think of passion?
•What is value fundamentalism?
•What is value nihilism?
•What is the multiverse theory and what are its limitations?
•What prevents understanding consciousness?
•Was is a meaning zombie?
•Was is Schrodinger’s cat?
•What is panpsychism?
•What is empiricism?
•What is the cosmic sin intuition?
•Why do people think a being created the universe?
•What are non-standard designers?
•Is our universe a simulation by an advanced civilization?
•Was it true ethics?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.