If there is a purpose to the universe, and it achieves that purpose, then the universe must end, for its continued e xistence would be gratuitous and pointless. Conversely, if the universe endures forever, it is hard to i magine that there is any ultimate purpose to the universe at all.


The Last Three Minutes: Conjectures About the Ultimate Fate of the, Universe, Chapter 11 (p. 155)


If there is a purpose to the universe, and it achieves that purpose, then the universe must end, for its continued e xistence would be gratuitous and ...

If there is a purpose to the universe, and it achieves that purpose, then the universe must end, for its continued e xistence would be gratuitous and ...

If there is a purpose to the universe, and it achieves that purpose, then the universe must end, for its continued e xistence would be gratuitous and ...

If there is a purpose to the universe, and it achieves that purpose, then the universe must end, for its continued e xistence would be gratuitous and ...