The universe has an oppressive totalitarian government; it tells you what you can't do, it kills us if not enough of us don't work the way it says to, you can't leave it, and you can't vote to change it.
It's missing three of the worst features of totalitarian governments: changing direction at the ruler's whim, favoritism, and lack of free speech.
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The goldilocks zone is an extreme form of planetary favoritism
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This was an incredible response.
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It also doesn't lie.
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Free will is an illusion
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Well, it seems to have changed its rules over very long time horizons - suddenly the Higgs field kicked and particles gained mass :) which is actually rather beneficial
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If you go beyond this thin layer surrounding our tiny rock without extreme protective gear, there is no speech period.
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Hurricanes, earthquakes, pandemics... Chance favours prepared minds. One can yell at the universe, not sure it will care.
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Matter is blatantly favoured over antimatter, we still don't know if the expanding universe might change course and start contacting, and speech costs at least k T ln(2) joules per bit!
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On Free Speech, I guess one could argue that I can still speak my mind inside my 4 walls in a totalitarian regime; same in universe- I.e., it let’s me speak freely on earth but imposes severe restrictions if I want my voice heard in other earths.
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To add, to the best of my knowledge, humans are yet to prove that we are NOT living in a Hologram or Simulation controlled by someone. We may already be living within a totalitarian structure. If true, someone outside the structure must be laughing seeing us argue about freedom.
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