The End of Eternity
The Buddha taught that the three basic realities of the universe are that everything is constantly changing, nothing has any enduring essence, and nothing is completely satisfying. You can explore the furthest reaches of the galaxy, of your body, or of your mind, but you will never encounter something that does not change, that has an eternal essen
... See moreYuval Noah Harari • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
This is an interval, ein Augenblick. The cosmic process is hurrying on, crushing life back into the granite and methane; the wheel turns for all life. It is all temporary. And these – these madmen – respond to the granite, the dust, the longing of the inanimate; they want to aid Natur.
Philip K. Dick • The Man in the High Castle (Penguin Modern Classics)
Only someone who is finite can be free, since only someone who is finite can engage the question of what is worth doing with her time and grasp her own life as being at stake in how she leads her life. An infinite being could never lead a free life, since her own life could never be at stake in her activities. Indeed, an infinite being would have n
... See moreMartin Hägglund • This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom
It will be the end of pressure, the end of motive power, the end of thought. The universe will have reached perfect equilibrium.