In the story, God is really a mixture of humanity, and the technology it created, meshed together as one, after years and years of evolution. Only this time, it’s not in the way you’d expect. “Let there be light” are words famously found in the Bible. But then again, he could also be arguing that the cycle of existence itself begins and ends with a bang. By this, Asimov could argue that to reach divinity, one has to leave their humanity behind. Then outside the galaxy, then disembodied (minds), and finally, as merging with the AC and becoming the ultimate computer. The entire course of the story, depicted by several stories, are meant to represent one stage closer to divinity for humanity. “THE LAST QUESTION:” SYMBOLISM AND ANALYSIS OF There is plenty of symbolism in this story, perhaps more than just what people automatically assume, judging by the ending: 1.
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