What does the " than " here mean?
Dear friends, I have a question about the sentence:
Carl also shared my personal suspicion about the nonexistence of souls—but I cannot think of a better reason for hoping we are wrong than the prospect of spending eternity roaming the cosmos in friendship and conversation with thiswonderful soul.

What does the " than " here mean?

Best wishes
Thank you very much!

Cathy

Question

What does the " than " here mean?
Dear friends, I have a question about the sentence:
Carl also shared my personal suspicion about the nonexistence of souls—but I cannot think of a better reason for hoping we are wrong than the prospect of spending eternity roaming the cosmos in friendship and conversation with thiswonderful soul.

What does the " than " here mean?

Best wishes
Thank you very much!

Cathy

Answer

Actually, "than" is used to join two parts of a comparison, which is exactly what it does in this sentence.

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Than is a huge contrast for this sentence!

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Thank you! You're right. You're better than native speaker.

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.....better reason ....... than.......

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