The Boltzmann Brain

Here’s something very interesting about Ego’s story: He said that he awoke in the cosmos as a giant brain. He lived for millions of years and learned how to create the world around him, including a planet and avatars.

According to New Rockstars, all of this might be based on a real quantum theory known as the Boltzmann Brain (you need to watch this – 16:30 – and search for more info on the web). According to the theory, in the vastness of the universe, it’s more likely that every conscience on Earth exists separately from all of the others (without any interaction), and creates its own universe, than for the alternative (actual humanity, actual society) to exist.

This is a neat theory! It can be traced back to the pre-Socratic theory of solipsism, which states that one can be certain only of his existence. Nothing is certain outside of that.

We don’t know if James Gunn actually had this in mind, but it’s still mind-blowing.