A few hundred thousand years ago, we became conscious and found ourselves in a strange place.

數十萬年前，我們開始擁有意識，並發現自己處在一個奇怪的地方。

It was filled with other beings. We could eat some; some could eat us.

這個地方充斥著其他的生命。有些我們能吃，有些會掠食我們。

There was liquid stuff we could drink; things we could use to make more things.

這裡有些我們能喝的液體；有些能供我們製造更多東西的東西。

The daytime sky had a tiny yellow ball that warmed our skin.

白晝的天空上有個小小的黃球，溫暖我們的皮膚。

The night sky was filled with beautiful lights.

夜晚的天空被美麗的光填滿。

This place was obviously made for us.

這地方當然是為我們而造的。

Something was watching over us.

有什麼正在天上看望我們。

We were home. This made everything much less scary and confusing.

地球就是我們的家。這些觀念讓一切事物不那麼令人害怕、困惑。

But the older we got, the more we learned about the world and ourselves.

但隨著人類成長，我們對世界及自身的體認更加深了。

We learned that the twinkling lights are not shining beautifully for us, they just are.

人類發現，那些一閃一閃的光不是為了我們閃耀的，它們只是存在在那兒。

We learned that we're not at the center of what we now call the universe,

人類發現，我們並不是宇宙的中心。

and that it is much, much older than we thought.

而且宇宙的年紀比我們想像的，還要再老更多更多。

We learned that we're made of many little dead things,

人類發現，我們由許多沒有生命的小東西組成。

which make up bigger things that are not dead, for some reason,

不知道為什麼，無生命的小東西能集結成一個有生命的大東西。

and that we're just another temporary stage in a history going back over a billion years.

而且，我們只是處在十億年的歷史洪流中，一個短暫的時代。

We learned, in awe, that we live on a moist speck of dust moving around a medium-sized star

我們驚訝地瞭解到，人類不過是生活在一小塊繞著一顆恆星運轉的、濕潤的泥土上。

in a quiet region of one arm of an average galaxy, which is part of a galaxy group that we will never leave.

而這顆恆星位於一個普通的銀河系中，一條臂上的穩定地帶。而銀河系，只是我們無法跳脫的「本星系群」的一部分罷了。

And this group is only one of thousands that, together, make up a galaxy supercluster.

而本星系群，也是「超星系群」裡，成千上萬的成員之一而已。

But even our supercluster is only one in thousands that make up what we call the observable universe.

但就連超星系群，也只占了我們可見宇宙的千分之一。

The universe might be a million times bigger, but we will never know.

真正的宇宙可能比這大上幾百萬倍，不過我們永遠也不會知道。

We can throw words around like two hundred million galaxies

我們可以高談闊論兩千億個星系、

or trillions of stars or bazillions of planets,

一兆個恆星、或是數不清的行星，

but all of these numbers mean nothing. Our brains can't comprehend these concepts.

但這些數字都沒有意義。我們的大腦無法理解這些觀念。

The universe is too big. There is too much of it.

宇宙實在太寬廣了，這些資訊量實在太龐大了。

But size is not the most troubling concept we have to deal with.

然而，空間並不是令我們最頭疼的觀念。

It's time, or, more precisely, the time we have.

最麻煩的是時間，更精確來說，我們擁有的時間。

If you're lucky enough to live to one hundred,

如過你幸運地能活到一百歲，

you have five thousand two hundred weeks at your disposal.

你有五千兩百個星期的時間能支配。

If you're twenty-five now, then you have three thousand nine hundred weeks left.

如果你現在是二十五歲，你就剩下三千九百個星期。

If you're going to die at seventy, then there are two thousand three hundred and forty weeks left -

如過你會在七十歲死亡，你就只剩下兩千三百四十個星期。

a lot of time, but also ... not really.

看起來很多時間嘛，但其實也……不盡然。

And then what?

然後呢？

Your biological processes will break down,

你的生理機能會逐漸停擺，

and the dynamic pattern that is you will stop beinge dynamic.

你所有的感知、意志、學習、控制等基礎機能將會逐漸喪失功能。

It will dissolve until there is no you left.

它會完全地溶化在虛無中，直到你死去的那一天。

Some believe that there is a part of us we can't see or measure,

有人認為，我們的身體裡有個部分，看不到也無法被偵測，

but we have no way to find out, so this life might be it

可是我們找不到，所以人生可能就是這樣，

and we might end up dead forever.

我們最後會陷入死亡，直到永遠永遠。

This is less scary than it sounds, though.

其實也沒有我們想像得那麼恐怖。

If you don't remember the 13.75 billion years that went by before you existed,

如果你不記得你出生前的那137.5億年，

Then the trillions and trillions and trillions of years that come after will pass in no time once you're gone.

那麼一旦你死了，幾千幾百億年的時間會一下子就飛逝過去。

Close your eyes. Count to 1.

閉上眼睛，數到一。

That's how long forever feels.

永遠永遠感覺起來就像這樣。

And as far as we know, in the end, the universe itself will die and nothing will ever change again.

而且就我們所知，到了最後，宇宙也會死，接著萬物就是一片死寂。

Our videos induce existential dread in many people,

我們的影片能引起許多人對「存在」的恐懼。

and the last few minutes probably haven't helped.

而且最後的幾分鐘大概也不會有任何幫助。

So, for once, we want to offer a different way of looking at these things:

所以現在，我們想提供一個新的看法。

an unscientific, subjective point of view, the philosophy of Kurzgesagt, if you want.

一個不科學的、很主觀的看法，Kurzgesagt的哲學。

Please take it with a grain of salt; we don't know any more about human existence than you do.

你可以把這當作是一粒微不足道的鹽巴。我們對於"人類的存在"這件事，了解的並不比你多。

We counter existential dread with optimistic nihilism.

我們把對於"存在"這件事的恐懼，稱為積極虛無主義。

What do we mean by that?

什麼意思呢？

Well, to summarize, it seems very unlikely that 200 trillion trillion stars have been made for us.

呃......總之，不太可能200兆顆恆星都是為我們而造的吧。

In a way, it feels like the cruelest joke in existence has been played on us.

某種程度上，我們在自身的存在上，被開了一個殘酷的玩笑。

We became self-aware only to realize this story is not about us.

我們自覺到，這整個故事不是為我們而寫，這故事與我們無關。

While it is great to know about electrons and the powerhouse of the cell,

當然啦，知道電子的存在、知道細胞的發電廠的存在(粒線體)，是很厲害沒錯，

Science doesn't do a lot to make this less depressing.

但科學的進步，其實對我們的哀傷並沒有太大幫助。

Okay, but so what?

好，所以呢？

You only get one shot at life, which is scary, but it also sets you free.

你的生命只有短暫的一次，聽起來蠻可怕的，可是同時也是在釋放自己。

If the universe ends in heat death, every humiliation you suffer in your life will be forgotten.

如果宇宙最終走向熱寂(一切冷卻的一種宇宙死亡方式)，所有你在人生中所忍受的羞辱，都將被遺忘。

Every mistake you made will not matter in the end.

所有你曾經犯過的錯，最後都會變的無關緊要。

Every bad thing you did will be voided.

你幹的所有壞事，通通作廢。

If our life is all we get to experience, then it's the only thing that matters.

如果人生，是我們所能體會的全部，那麼這個人生，就是你唯一應該在乎的事。

If the universe has no principles, the only principles relevant are the ones we decide on.

如果宇宙沒有原則，那對於任何一個人來說，他(她)認為宇宙的原則是什麼，就是什麼。

If the universe has no purpose, then we get to dictate what its purpose is.

如果宇宙沒有目的，那我們可以決定它的目的是什麼。

Humans will most certainly cease to exist at some point,

人類在某種程度上，無疑會覺得自己幾乎不存在，

but before we do, we get to explore ourselves and the world around us.

但在我們這麼想之前，我們會探索自己，還有周遭的世界。

We get to experience feelings. We get to experience food, books, sunrises, and being with each other.

我們會感受"情感與感知"的波盪，我們會體驗到食物、書籍、日出以及與彼此相處的感受。

The fact that we're even able to think about these things is already kind of incredible.

事實上，我們能夠考慮這些事情，就已經很不可思議了。

It's easy to think of ourselves as separated from everything, but this is not true.

覺得自己與這一切無關並不困難，可是這不對啊。

We are as much the universe as a neutron star

我們跟中子星一樣，都是宇宙的一部分，

or a black hole or a nebula.

跟黑洞也一樣，跟片星雲也一樣。

Even better, actually, we are its thinking and feeling part:

甚至可以說，我們就是宇宙裡，思考和感覺的部分，

the centre organs of the universe.

我們是宇宙的核心器官。

We are truly free in a universe-sized playground,

我們在這宇宙尺寸的遊樂場裡自由自在。

so we might as well aim to be happy and to build some kind of utopia in the stars.

我們的目標是過得愉快，在星星間創造一個世外桃源。

It's not as if we've found out everything there is to know

不是說我們已經發現了宇宙的所有秘密。

We don't know why the rules of the universe are as they are,

我們不知道為什麼宇宙會有這些規則、

how life came into existence, what life is.

生命是怎麼存在的、生命是什麼。

We have no idea what consciousness is or if we are alone in the universe.

我們不知道意識是什麼，或是我們在宇宙間是不是孤單一人。

But we can try to find some answers.

不過我們可以試著去尋找答案。

There are billions of stars to visit, diseases to cure,

世界上有幾十億顆星星可以拜訪，幾十億種疾病等著治療，

people to help, happy feelings to be experienced,

幾十億個人需要幫助，幾十億種快樂的感受尚未體驗，

and video games to finish.

還有影片和遊戲要完成。

There is so much to do.

有很多事情要做。

So, wrapping up, you've probably used up a good chunk of the time available to you.

所以，總結一下，你大概已經用光了大把的時間。

If this is our one shot at life, there is no reason not to have fun

如果我們只有短暫的時間，沒理由不享樂，

and live as happy as possible.

還要盡可能地活得快樂。

Bonus points if you made the life of other people better.

如果讓別人的生活過得更好，當然加分。

More bonus points if you help build a galactic human empire.

如果你為創立偉大紀元出了一分力，加更多分。

Do the things that make you feel good.

去做會讓你感覺很棒的事。

You get to decide whatever this means for you.

你可以自行決定這部影片對你的意義。