Yes you heard the title right. You did not read it incorrectly nor am I clickbaiting you (not for now). We humans, and matter as a whole, could be eternal. This potential theory in itself is very cool.
Before I get into the thing fully, I'd like to introduce you all to the concept of "Eternal Reoccurrence". Basically, this just means that if time were to carry out infinitely, then everything that has happened as of now will happen again at some point in that infinite time. Because matter cannot be created nor destroyed (matter is constant), it must be able to rearrange itself in a great yet finite number of patterns. This means that matter must rearrange itself exactly how it once was considering enough time is given.
So from this theory, we can establish that we, too, must be able to be reborn even after death after some ~1 duodecillion years. Which in itself is very cool.
However, from this established theory from an established theory, we get the problem of consciousness. This "consciousness" is a big thorn in the butt of scientists and philosophers alike since defining a conscious is very difficult. Furthermore, a vague term such as consciousness is also nasty to study since science is built on objective truth, not subjective mind--farts.
Basically, if our atoms were to be rearranged at a point in time, would we still be ourselves or just a clone? If theoretically, our atoms were successfully arranged the way it were, there is no saying that our conscious also remains intact; but even then; that would be assuming a consciousness is even a universal element.
We still have yet to know if a consciousness is a fundamental byproduct of life or if all of us are just puppets reacting to chemical reactions in the brain. If the latter were true, then yes, we might actually be eternal and be reborn the way we once were.
This is much more cool than you think, because after we die, we'll most probably become nothing. "Nothing" in the sense that we will feel nothing, not even time.(For you religious folk who disagree, quit whining).
That'd mean that after we die, we'd be back in a flash. Or at least, our body would be back. This whole "consciousness" thing is really driving me nuts.
However, even if we manage to revive ourselves some few times, there is a big chance that we actually aren't eternal. This is because of the ultimate let-down in science. "The Heat Death of The Universe"; which is a theory of the "end" of the universe which sounds a lot cooler than what it actually is.
Basically, after an absurd amount of time, all energy in the universe just drops down to an eternal "meh". "Meh" in the sense that the energy just becomes practically unusable for a lot of cool things; like life or new stars or even black holes.
If energy becomes useless like this, we wouldn't become eternal. This sucks because we want to revive ourselves forever but for some reason apparently not?
Of course, the universe could end in many ways; if at all, and everything I'm saying here is basically just a speculation. Nobody knows for sure.
However, whether the universe may be eternal or end in a big fart, you're probably a potato in all of your versions.
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