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When astronomical facts trigger philosophical vertigo about the nature of reality

The light from distant stars is millions of years old and sometimes I get paralyzed thinking about how I'm literally looking into the past and wonder if anything I'm experiencing is even real.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Scientific knowledge about time and space can destabilize basic assumptions about presence and authenticity.

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“Where Are You with Night sky and astronomy as spiritual practice?”

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