“In deep space, the universe engulfs me, reducing me to a pinpoint—but through thought I can understand that universe.”

— Blaise Pascal

This quote resonates all the way from the midst of the 17th century. In a sense, it addresses an issue that is widely debated in our time: whether consciousness emerges from the brain, or whether it is somehow fundamentally present within the very fabric of reality.

Imagining ourselves as a pinpoint in the deepest depths of the universe—and still being able to grasp its vastness—tells us something profound.