--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: ...the amount of the universe a human can…" description: "\"“...the amount of the universe a human can experience is statistically, like, zero percent. You’ve got this huge universe, trillions of trillions of mi..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ae/david-wong-1098_empty-space_the-amount-of-the-universe-a-human-can-e_2701815.png" --- # ...the amount of the universe a human can experience is… ![“...the amount of the universe a human can experience is statistically, like, zero percent. You’ve got this huge universe, trillions of trillions of miles of empty space between galaxies, and all a human can perceive is a little tunnel a few feet wide and a few feet long in front of our eyes. So he…” quote by David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ae/david-wong-1098_empty-space_the-amount-of-the-universe-a-human-can-e_2701815.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ae/david-wong-1098_empty-space_the-amount-of-the-universe-a-human-can-e_2701815.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ae/david-wong-1098_empty-space_the-amount-of-the-universe-a-human-can-e_2701815.png) > ““...the amount of the universe a human can experience is statistically, like, zero percent. You’ve got this huge universe, trillions of trillions of miles of empty space between galaxies, and all a human can perceive is a little tunnel a few feet wide and a few feet long in front of our eyes. So he says we don’t really live in the universe at all, we live inside our brains. All we can see is like a blurry little pinhole in a blindfold, and the rest is filled in by our imagination. So whatever we think of the world, whether you think the world is cruel or good or cold or hot or wet or dry or big or small, that comes entirely from inside your head and nowhere else.”” [David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Human perception captures an infinitesimal slice of the vast universe, making reality a mental construct. **In simple terms:** We only see a tiny part of reality; the rest is imagined. Key Takeaway Recognize mental models shape your view. 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