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New interpretations suggest the "heat death" hypothesis might not hold (2023)

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delichon ◴[30 Aug 25 16:16 UTC] No.45075821[source]▶

  As such, the second law appears to hold a chilling prophecy for humanity in the very long term.
The idea that our species is so uniquely capable of transcending extinction and surviving long enough for the fate of the universe to be relevant to it is optimistic to the point of absurdity. It fits the evidence better to suppose that we're particularly capable of self destruction.
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1. crypto_throwa ◴[31 Aug 25 12:34 UTC] No.45082706[source]▶
If you look at who supports this theory, it's all ego-driven software engineers who believe they can solve physics from first principles, ignoring hundreds of years of evidence that these laws do apply.

Highly recommend reading this book for how these sci-fi theories are being used to promote eugenics, climate destruction, and pseudoscience: https://www.amazon.com/More-Everything-Forever-Overlords-Hum...