Another great one dealing with this topic is Exhalation by Ted Chiang. Less cosmic, more provincial, but still beautiful. https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fi

Another great one dealing with this topic is Exhalation by Ted Chiang. Less cosmic, more provincial, but still beautiful. https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/exhalation/ https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/exhalation/