Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedPhilip Ball: belief
4 Sept 2024 Conversations with Tyler Philip Ball on the Interplay of Science, Society, and the Quest for Understanding
“I feel that’s really how we should see it. In this era of space travel, I think we are seeing that that’s the case.”
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- Philip Ball
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- Claim type
- belief
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- 4 Sept 2024
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- Conversations with Tyler
Transcript context
…Why is it that we, as evolved humans, find outer space beautiful? Is that a coincidence? Or is there a reason why it worked out that way? I certainly find it beautiful. I find it beautiful to see it from Earth. Actually, I find space itself — the thought of space itself — terrifying. I feel that’s really how we should see it. In this era of space travel, I think we are seeing that that’s the case. I was really struck by how, when William Shatner was taken by Jeff Bezos on one of these flights on the — is it called Blue Origin? The flight? I think so.…
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