Most excellent! Science, and now quantum physics in particular, has revealed that this "reality", in a reductive sense, isn't what we think it is. Our constant self-referencing leads us to believe we are unique and alone and at the center of all things and will live forever. But in fact we are simply the universe experiencing itself, each in our own and unique way and we create comforting narratives. My wife wants to believe she'll once again meet her dad who died when she was nine years old. I've had to tell her the horrifying scientific truth that it all goes away upon our death while she still clings to those precious yet ephemeral memories.
Most excellent! Science, and now quantum physics in particular, has revealed that this "reality", in a reductive sense, isn't what we think it is. Our constant self-referencing leads us to believe we are unique and alone and at the center of all things and will live forever. But in fact we are simply the universe experiencing itself, each in our own and unique way and we create comforting narratives. My wife wants to believe she'll once again meet her dad who died when she was nine years old. I've had to tell her the horrifying scientific truth that it all goes away upon our death while she still clings to those precious yet ephemeral memories.
Regarding the universe experiencing itself as us, you might be interested in my recent Medium article on consciousness and pygmy marmosets:
https://medium.com/philosophytoday/pygmy-marmosets-hold-the-secret-to-consciousness-61b6607af3cc?sk=5898b03d83bce9806b1fcda66960ff91