What if time was circular? That in the future all matter becomes compressed smaller than this period.

Then the process begins all over again, and that is the solution to the problem of infinite regress? It's counter intuitive but as NDT said, "the universe is under no obligation to make sense to you"

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ButterRobot · 51-55, M

It sounds better then the 'heat death' scenario - which frankly sounds quite depressing

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@ButterRobot heat death isn't permanent, though, at very long time scales quantum effects start becoming significant

ButterRobot · 51-55, M

@SW-User going to have to google that..i thought the theory was entropy always increases

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@ButterRobot in a classical universe, that's true. In a QM universe, it's statistically more likely to increase but wait long enough and the outliers eventually happen.

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ButterRobot · 51-55, M

@SW-User I will turn my Boltzmann brain to that on the drive home

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@ButterRobot I start thinking that maybe I am a Boltzmann brain that's just dreaming all this shit

ButterRobot · 51-55, M

I think life would be a lot more zany if that was the case.

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@ButterRobot idk you have to admit people are pretty funny-looking

ButterRobot · 51-55, M

But a distinct lack of house sized purple butterflies in my memory