It was some years ago that I read “The Last Question” By Isaac Asimov. I didn’t fully understand it, I spent quite a while with a dictionary. I remember spending the rest
of the day thinking about it too.
Today I stumbled upon it in the intraweb, and after reading it, I realized how this work has influenced me. I had no idea. I also remember it was the cause of me visiting the principal office for the first time –not the last– I refused to read “Hong Kong Phooey” on the grounds it was silly kids stuff.
In case you have not read it, –and didn’t notice the link above– here is the link to the story, enjoy, “The Last Question” By Isaac Asimov.
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Wow, that was a really good read, one that will linger in my mind for god (or should I say the AC) only knows how long. I sincerely thank you for pointing me to it. I specially liked the emphasis on the relativeness of the concept of infinity.
Though ‘m fully aware it’s just a story, it goes hand in hand with my own believes, and in the short paragraphs that compose it, I found more sense (at least in terms of what the world is, and how it came to be) than all pages in the bible combined (and I can make that statement, I’ve read it). What I mean is that we should all embrace the notion that everything is a cycle, and that in the end, there’s no religion or science, only a peaceful marriage of all that controls and rules the world as we know it, be that gravity or free will, matter or spirit.