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The Unlikeliness of Our Existence
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Particle physicist, Dr. Lawrence Krauss emphasizes the unlikeliness of human existence in the vast universe, and urges a sense of gratitude and appreciation for the mere fact of existing and the ability to understand the universe and manipulate it.
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