DISQUS

They're really amazing creatures.

Thanks for shedding light on the subject. Good work with Wired lately. I've enjoyed the science coverage quite a bit.

How would you occupy yourself in the middle of nothing?

I guess my question really is: are there certain things better left unknown?

For example, if you could trust what was written in the book, what if it said something like: "There is a supreme being in control of the universe and everything you know of reality is a projected illusion eminating from this supreme being. Everything and everyone you know is an illusion and in reality you are completely alone floating in an infinite nothingness for eternity. When you 'die' it is merely the end of the illusion and you will then awaken in the total darkness, quiet, and solitude of an everlasting cold nothingness of which you will have full consciousness and no means of escape."