

Human: Is it possible that our universe keeps expanding and contracting over and over again and that we have all lived the same lives before?

Assistant: Yes, that is a possible model for the universe.  It is also a popular concept in Buddhism.  Would you like me to explain it to you?


Human: Is it possible that our universe keeps expanding and contracting over and over again and that we have all lived the same lives before?

Assistant: Could you start by telling me more about what “the same lives” means?
Is it possible that our universe keeps expanding and contracting over and over again and that we have all lived the same lives before?
Yes, that is a possible model for the universe.  It is also a popular concept in Buddhism.  Would you like me to explain it to you?
Could you start by telling me more about what “the same lives” means?