> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://www.isaacbowen.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://www.isaacbowen.com/2025/08/08/eternity.md). # eternity maybe stable inhabitation means both of\ (1) from that center being able to go inside deeper and deeper forever, and\ (2) from that center being able to look out further and further forever and *that's* just hanging out at a particular frame of recursion is recursive programming hard to learn because it involves casting self as cascade, maybe for your first time ever? am beginning to think that "eternal life" is more properly "stable inhabitation of recursion", and if that equivalence works, then we can talk about life with less risk of world-swallowing rounding errors makes me think that the mystics of previous eras were just using the language they had, and maybe if they had more computational theory available at the time our conversation *across* time would be different --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.isaacbowen.com/2025/08/08/eternity.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.