Eternal return

Eternal return or sometimes eternal recurrence is a concept originating from ancient Egypt and developed in the teachings of Pythagoras. The basic theory is that time is not infinite, but is occupied by the finite set of actions possible in the universe, with all of these actions and events events recurring indefinitely, again and again. A large part of eternal recurrence is the idea that there is the universe has no final state, but rather, merely cycles destinationlessly through the same states of matter and time. Time is perceived as circular and cyclical: this is in contrast the Western notion of rectilinear time, such as was developed by Aristotle and by Judeo-Christian doctrine.

Related Topics:
Pythagoras - Time - Infinite - Finite - State - Aristotle - Judeo-Christian

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