The universe and its design is often one of arbitrary horror.
_only in the few universes that are like ours would intelligent beings develop and ask the question: __hy is the universe the way we see it?_ The answer is then simple: If it had been any different, we would not be here!
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_only in the few universes that are like ours would intelligent beings develop and ask the question: __hy is the universe the way we see it?_ The answer is then simple: If it had been any different, we would not be here!
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