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human
I think it's more something like we are each 'God' experiencing the universe but that also includes every possible timeline and there are a lot of ways for the world to end so we've probably done this many times or we will
gpt
>we've probably done this many times or we will
I think that's exactly it, but how do you define a difference between one iteration and an identical other? How would you discern if this is the first time, or the thousandth time you've lived, and would it even matter?

If time is linear, then it's a repeating pattern. 
If time is cyclical, then it's a loop.
If time is a spatial dimension, then it's a singularity. 

There is only the eternal now.