The Far-future Universe: Eschatology from a Cosmic PerspectiveGeorge Francis Rayner Ellis Templeton Foundation Press, 2002 - 384 من الصفحات Will our universe continue to expand 100 billion years from now? Does human life and all intelligence inevitably come to an end as the universe evolves? Could our present space be converted catastrophically in to a new kind of space governed by different physical laws? Can we construct a theology of the future universe? Would the continuation of the universe for eternity be a good thing? The Far-Future Universe presents eighteen provocative essays offering speculations on various scenarios for the future, from the perspectives of cosmology, physics, biology, humanity and theology. Other contributors consider global time, artificial intelligence, religious ideas about the end of the world, and the nature of existence. Stimulating, challenging and exciting, these visions of the far future are a starting point for further reflection and speculation. |
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Introduction | 3 |
A Theological Perspective | 12 |
The Far Far Future | 23 |
Who Needs It? | 41 |
Time of the Universe | 53 |
Living in a Multiverse | 65 |
Exotic Genetic Materials and the Extent of Life | 89 |
Is Life Digital or Analogue? | 140 |
Artificial Intelligence and the Far Future | 207 |
Cosmic Eschatology versus Human Eschatology | 225 |
Cosmology and Religious Ideas about the | 235 |
Eschatological Perspectives | 249 |
A Preliminary | 266 |
Natures of Existence Temporal and Eternal | 316 |
Contributors | 371 |
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