Frequently Asked Questions

What makes time feel faster as we grow older?

As we age, psychological and neurological factors alter our perception of time. One leading theory, known as the proportional theory, suggests that each year represents a smaller fraction of your total life experience—so a year feels like ten percent of a ten-year-old's life, but only one percent of a hundred-year-old's. Additionally, our brains process fewer novel stimuli as routines set in, causing familiar periods to pass by more quickly in memory.

Can humans ever truly perceive reality objectively?

Our brains do not record the world like a video camera; instead, they actively construct reality through sensory interpretation, past experiences, and evolutionary biases. Because every individual's nervous system filters and interprets environmental data differently, objective reality remains inherently inaccessible, meaning we only ever experience a subjective representation of the universe.

If our entire conscious experience is just a customized simulation generated entirely inside our own skulls, how can we ever prove that anything outside of our minds actually exists?