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Top Scientist REVEALS: We Invented Heaven, God Is A Human Invention! | Prof Brian Greene

Aug 17, 2026 · 2h 11m · YouTube

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0:00I can't convince you that we're not in the matrix.

0:02Why?

0:02We could be.

0:03Is this table real?

0:04Am I really here?

0:05Am I a simulation sitting inside some computer?

0:08Maybe there's a kid.

0:09On 29th century Earth, and they happen to allow you and I to exist sitting at this table.

0:15And here's a big assumption.

0:16Can you create a computer program that has consciousness?

0:20Nobody knows the answer to that, but I've spoken to some of today's AI researchers who think that chat GPT is conscious.

0:28And in the back of my mind, I do think it's possible.

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0:30But if we considered robots to be conscious, would they then get rights?

0:34I think that's something we should think about now, actually.

0:36Professor Brian Green, what is the ultimate question that you're seeking to answer?

0:40We find ourselves thrust on this planet.

0:43We're trying to figure out why we're here.

0:46Is there some ultimate purpose?

0:47We're a little dot on planet Earth, and you begin to see our sun, one of many stars within the galaxy.

0:54You can look at our Milky Way galaxy within the setting of the entire universe.

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