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Assuming you are a typical observer in the universe is not humility but a hilariously presumptuous claim that typical observers are like you.

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  1. Sean Carroll

    Theoretical physicist at Johns Hopkins University

    But then you draw some conclusions from this, and what you end up realizing is you’ve been hilariously presumptuous because by saying, “I’m a typical observer in the universe,” you’re saying, “Typical observers in the universe are like me,” and that is completely unjustified by anything.

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