# The Necessity of Flaws

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Podcast: [Reasonable Hope (Philosophy)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonable-hope-philosophy-7847611)
Published: 2026-06-17T10:21:00+00:00
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## Resource

Physicists have discovered that without broken symmetry, the universe as we know it could not exist. In this episode, we explore how imperfections, detours, and fractures may not be obstacles to beauty but the very things that make beauty possible.

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