> It is not a claim on the nature of emotions, but rather a claim about the nature of existence itself. In other words, he's speaking figuratively, not literall

> It is not a claim on the nature of emotions, but rather a claim about the nature of existence itself. In other words, he's speaking figuratively, not literally. Figuratively = as humans interpret it. The idea of a desolate planet with Adagio playing is sad to us. Life elsewhere may not care. Rocks and stars certainly don't.