Immortality and the Problem of Time

immortality and the problem of time:

time means change. a least bit of matter changes its state constantly. and what is immortality but the preservation of self? if we assumed that a least bit of matter kept changing, never to return to its original state, then that would mean immortality is impossible. we would all have died a long time ago, what we were originally lost forever.

do people really change? it is an oft asked question. you might assume that if the answer is no, then that would mean there is an immortal self, always the same. surely if people really change, that would imply the death of the original person?

but if we assume a least bit of matter may revisit its original state, then immortality is a possible case. the quest for immortality would therefore be to develop a program where every now and then each least bit of matter is returned to its original state.

the other question is about growth. there is no such thing as real growth. there are a finite number of least bits of matter so growth cannot be physical. growth is about learning.

lastly, what if an overzealous program of restoring what was originally resulted in eternal return, that is, a total reset to first time that resulted in an eternal repeat of events? how to protect the linear flow of time? if everything becomes a repeat, at least, there are certain events we would prefer to repeat and not the horrible experiences of the past which should remain once through events.

CLEARCHARGE