we are extremely close to the beginning of all existence This is the one that always causes me to wonder. I was born in a major metropolitan area, which makes

we are extremely close to the beginning of all existence This is the one that always causes me to wonder. I was born in a major metropolitan area, which makes sense, statistically. I'm a native speaker of the 3rd largest language on the planet. That also makes sense. The 3rd largest country by population. Nothing out of the ordinary statistically speaking. But to exist extremely close to the beginning of all existence Huh? What are the chances that I, or any of us, would exist now? It's like being born on some island in the Pacific. Sure, it happens, but only to a few.