Life Beyond Earth

Is there anybody out there? Humankind has been asking this question for millenia, and with the ability to conceive of space travel only being a recent phenomenon, the likelihood of finding an answer to the question has seemed unlikely up till now. But does space travel actually increase the likelihood of finding an answer even remotely? Between the laws of physics and the vast size of the universe, the likelihood of an objective answer goes from zero to zero. So in reality, all space travel has done is given us another way to fantasize about how we might come into contact with life beyond Earth. In this episode, Thom explains the limitations of an objective approach in depth, but he doesn’t leave us without hope. Relying on the principle that ‘knowledge is structured in consciousness,’ he suggests that the answer might be closer than we think. Episode Highlights: [00:45] SEETI - The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence [02:51] Our Fascination With People from Outer Space [04:56] Is Our Universe Bio-friendly? [06:18] There is Only One Thing [07:17] Unified Field and Quantum Mechanics [09:25] Consciousness is a Property of the One Thing [11:38] This Makes the Mind Boggle [13:12] The Laws of Physics [14:59] Speed of Light [16:40] Infinite Mass in a Speck of Dust [18:28] Ancient Light Visible in the Present [20:22] Challenging the Assumption of Modern Science [21:47] Why Can We See It All? [23:22] The Objective Means of Gaining Knowledge [24:53] How Do I Find Out if I'm Living in a Bio-friendly Universe? [25:54] Inner Space - The Subjective Means of Gaining Knowledge [27:50] The One Caveat - Gaining Knowledge has to be Relevant [29:11] Pure Knowingness on the Level of Being [30:54] Just Like Einstein [32:40] The Product of a Bio-Friendly Trend in the Universe Useful Links [email protected] https://thomknoles.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoles/ https://www.facebook.com/thethomknoles https://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoles https://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/