What Are The Odds Of Being Born?

It's mind blowing to think about all of the things that had to be in place for you to be born. Just from the beginning of the Earth an immeasurable amount of events have taken place to bring you into existence.

For example, the chances of your mother meeting your father and staying together long enough to have a child is slim. Multiply that by every person in your family tree all the way back to the first living organism.

In addition to the obvious variables of the parents, you also have the chances of the Earth being in the right location in the universe and having the right environment that would last long enough to give you life.

People have figured out vague numbers of the odds of your existence but in reality, there are too many variables to really nail down any exact odds because in calculating the odds there always has to be a starting point and the odds of that starting point being there are also immeasurable.

Whatever the odds of you being born...you...remember that your existence is an amazing accomplishment against uncountable odds. Do something cool with it.

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[caryheuchert]

I’ve thought about this often throughout my adult life. It certainly makes each one of us lucky. We should be grateful for this gift of life. Incredible, really!

[SpaceDust]

I exist because my great great great great great great great great great great grandfather got laid.

[AparriYT]

I'm going to shout you out on my next livestream! I've watched almost all of your videos and I really enjoy them.

[AustinSendz]

Whoever is feeling depressed or feeling kind of suicidal needs to watch this video 🙏

[lokithederg]

3:12

I'm lying in bed eating chips and salsa watching you talk to my face on my laptop while my desktop sits 5 feet from me in screensaver mode shuffling pics of scantily-clad anime women.


You know, I *think* I might be doing it wrong.

[eringobreathtiocfaidharla]

Blows my mind, I always do the lottery and never get so much as a penny, yet I'm on the racieving end of odds so unlikely that it cries to heaven

[paquinet]

After watching your video I feel really special! Hahaha Fantastic video. Thanks!!

[Mutilise]

These are the type of videos that really get you thinking and can sometimes scare you! but awesome video!

[thewonderlandize]

The thing is we all die in 60-90 years so it's only very temporary anyways. I guess reincarnation is out if we were this rare to begin with

[hyperrversal_]

3:13 im laying in bed eating a Sloppy Joe. If thats not a good answer to your question idk what is

[LanguagesWithJamie]

Amazing video! Makes you want to go and accomplish something knowing that you've defeated such odds to be alive

[jacobhizel]

This just made me follow! Loved the video!

[markv.]

Wow, I just came across your channel and you are AMAZING!!! I subscribed and I hope to see much brilliance from you in the future!

[Rick_Sanchez_Jr.]

Not only all of this, but someone could've been as literally any other living organism in not just Earth, but a different planet for instance. When you really think about how incredible unlikely it is that you are even alive AS A HUMAN with intelligence and have consciousness, it's really baffling. Makes you really afraid of death at times as well :/

[LS-qtbo]

Now I'm really fuckin scared of death, if there's no heaven but you can be reborn I might be starting into emptyness for a very long time

[kelvinharrison]

I am glad that I found this video. This scenario crosses my mind sometimes and it really makes me wonder. The factoring odds of every person being here is amazing! Thanks for sharing this info.

[Korm]

Another great video! I wish I could help make your channel explode! (Not literally) the quality is so great. You will be huge one day! =D

[AstenRegisTheFlipside]

Nick Nimmin is smashing it! Are you still doing videos for this channel as well as your Nick Nimmin channel? Great content!

[Owlvine]

Super awesome video! I love your channel. Thanks for answering this one 😊

[anthonymaldo]

I'm not one of those people that believe that chance/luck gives our life more value. I hate the concept of existing by accident. Doesn't sound anywhere near appealing.