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The endless series of questions in daily life can be stressful. From the minor stuff like where do we need to be and at what time to the bigger questions like,

what should we be doing with our lives and are we good people.

So it might seem counterintuitive that the biggest unanswered question of all,

why are we even here, can be fascinating and even fun.

From KERA in Dallas, this is Think. I'm Chris Boyd.

My guest has been thinking through this question through different lenses for a very long time now.

Hakeem O'Lushay is an astrophysicist, CEO of the Astro Society, a multi-patented inventor, author, and educator. In his new book,

he considers the different dominions in which our lives play out, time and space and quantum

reality and even imagination. The book is called Why Do We Exist, the Nine Realms of the Universe

that make you possible. Hakeem, welcome back to think. Thank you so much for having me.

I'm excited to be here.

Is why do we exist a fundamentally different question

for an astrophysicist than it is for a bus driver

or a philosopher or anybody else?

Perhaps. That is what I posit in this newest work.

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