#90 Classic episode – Ajeya Cotra on worldview diversification and how big the future could be

<p>Rebroadcast: this episode was originally released in January 2021.</p><p>You wake up in a mysterious box, and hear the booming voice of God: “I just flipped a coin. If it came up heads, I made ten boxes, labeled 1 through 10 — each of which has a human in it. If it came up tails, I made ten billion boxes, labeled 1 through 10 billion — also with one human in each box. To get into heaven, you have to answer this correctly: Which way did the coin land?”</p><p>You think briefly, and decide you should bet your eternal soul on tails. The fact...