This is pretty obviously written by a non-physicist.
For one thing, energy isn't conserved on a universal scale. Energy conservation is a consequence of time invariance[1]. We've measured that the universe is inflating, and so isn't invariant in time. So on large enough scales, energy isn't conserved.
And, as a (ex-)physicist, I'd be more likely to say something about how little time we have compared to the age of the universe, or even compared to single atoms. Or about how we end up quantum entangled with the entire universe on long enough time scales (at least in some interpretations of quantum mechanics).
consciousness, i.e. the thing that you are and what comprises everything that makes you you, is an emergent property of the interplay of all those little particles you're made up of. the preservation of those individual constituents according to the laws of physics bears no relevance at all regarding the question what will be preserved of you in any meaningful way. the answer of course, is nothing. deal with it. it's painful, but we will overcome it someday, when we're ready to deal with the implications of it.
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And, as a (ex-)physicist, I'd be more likely to say something about how little time we have compared to the age of the universe, or even compared to single atoms. Or about how we end up quantum entangled with the entire universe on long enough time scales (at least in some interpretations of quantum mechanics).
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noether's_theorem#Example_1:_Co...