The pursuit of fundamental physics may become less important in a future where consciousness is virtualized and everything becomes digital, leading to an eternity of disembodied consciousnesses pursuing scientific pursuits like Stephen Wolfram's "A New Kind of Science."
The idea of achieving effective human immortality is interesting, but mortality is deeply factored into the human condition as it now exists.
In this excerpt, the speaker discusses the concept of fulfilling personal goals and its role in human history, as opposed to seeking a "ground truth" ethics.
This transcript discusses the possibility of a future where consciousness is virtualized, where the hunt for the fundamental theory of physics may become a less pressing issue, as people may focus on exploring the computational universe of all possible universes instead.