<p>there seems to be a lot of animosity between people who have different religious beliefs. i think it's time to set things straight and see where all of these ultimately lead to. this is not for the faint of heart, so follow me down the rabbit hole if you think you can stomach it.</p>
<p>case study : judeo-christian religions</p>
<p>let's assume these are true. basically, everyone gets judged by the uber-deity (GOD) and gets placed in either heaven or hell. you can either frolic in the clouds for eternity or get lashed by demon doods for all eternity. in the end, the whole universe is forever fixated into two planes. result: stasis</p>
<p>case study: buddhism/other eastern beliefs</p>
<p>now let's assume these are true. basically, everything in the universe is going through an endless cycle of rebirth. thus, everyone is forever tumbling in and out of existence. result: stasis </p>
<p>case study: atheism</p>
<p>now let's assume that this is true. let's carry out evolution to it's logical extreme. assuming the universe assumes a constant size for the remainder of its lifetime, eventually one uber-fit species dominates the entire universe by outcompeting others. evolution ends. on the other hand, the universe can infinitely expand, causing galaxies/celestial bodies to become infinitely separate from one another. on the third hand, the universe reaches a critical point, then starts to shrink, causing a massive singularity (big crunch) which could mean the end of all matter itself or just be another phase in an endless cycle of rebirth and destruction. result: stasis</p>
<p>and, finally, case study: Flying Spaghetti Monster</p>
<p>universe spontaneously combusts. Flying Spaghetti Monster saves everyone from complete and utter annihilation. everyone gets free spaghetti in the Netherworld. result: unsurprisingly, stasis</p>
<p>no matter what belief system you follow, you're ultimately going to end up with a boring stasis of some sort. i'm just picking the one that's the tastiest ^_^.</p>