A random thought perpetrated by by more online reading. Consider this theory:

If we assume that the passage of time is necessary for consciousness (the idea that, without the passage of some perceived measurement of time, consciousness as we experience it would not be possible), than it would also be safe to assume that we are only aware of moment x at moment x+1. That equation would suggest that, since we are only aware of one moment during the following moment, the last moment would never be experienced as there is no longer a consciousness to experience it. That being said, the second-to-last moment could not be experienced either, following backwards to the beginning of consciousness as we perceive it. Basically this equation (based on pure speculation given our lack of understanding of what, if anything, consciousness really is and whether it can be scientifically quantified) suggests that, if we ever existed, we will always exist.

This theory, by its philosophic nature, fits well with the theory of quantum immortality (QIT).

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