The universe is headed into a state of decay. That is, the physical universe is constantly heading toward entropy. Science suggests that this is a one way path and that the universe will eventually "cool" and decay into nothingness more than 100 trillion years from now. Of course, there are a variety of other theories, but this one is most largely accepted currently and it creates an interesting backdrop to what I wish to say about humanity. Ultimately, in this theory we must focus on the fact that there is an end, beyond which there is nothing. Following this theory, time is finite not infinite. Everything will come to an end eventually. So as we know, the universe as we understand it is tending toward entropy and there is nothing we can do to stop that process any more than we can put light back in a star, energy back in a battery, or steaks back in a cow. Matter is constantly degrading toward energy and dispersing across the fast emptine...