beachmike t1_irl4ggm wrote on October 9, 2022 at 2:19 AM

Read "The Last Question" by Isaac Asimov.
It's the best science fiction short story ever written.

Mr_Hu-Man t1_irm1mx2 wrote on October 9, 2022 at 8:18 AM

Adding it to my list

[deleted] t1_irm9e1o wrote on October 9, 2022 at 10:08 AM

Another related shorter short story is Answer by Fredric Brown.

Freds_Premium t1_irpzxbc wrote on October 10, 2022 at 3:46 AM

thx for suggestion. just wish it were longer.

beachmike t1_irq0g5w wrote on October 10, 2022 at 3:51 AM

A wonderful project for a top sci-fi author would be to take "The Last Question" by Isaac Asimov, and turn it into a novel or series of novels.

HeinrichTheWolf_17 t1_irmpel9 wrote on October 9, 2022 at 1:13 PM

In short, previous universes achieve a higher state of existence and create more universes for future civilizations to follow in our footsteps, and advance enough to join with us.