Are the Laws of the Universe Truly Absolute? Humans have an obsession with rules. Our brains crave order, structure, and predictability because it helps us navigate a chaotic world. But just because we observe certain patterns doesn’t mean they are universal or absolute. Just because something happens 999 times out of 1000 doesn’t mean it will happen the 1000th time. …
By Anubhav Srivastava Email: [email protected] Note: A version of this paper has been indexed in the Philpapers Academic database. I am now sharing it across my social profiles for general audiences. The paper can be downloaded from https://philpapers.org/rec/SRITTC Abstract This paper provides a foundational philosophical and logical resolution to the century-long conflict between the deterministic “Block Universe” of General Relativity …
Based on my Book Nothing/Everything: The Mindbending Philosophical Theory of Everything. Download it from Archive.org at https://archive.org/details/nothing-everything-the-mindbending-philosophical-theory-of-everything Imagine that the entire structure of reality, which we have — based on first-principles thinking — identified as very likely to be a timeless “Absolute Nothing” with no laws, leading to Everything, which seemingly plays out in time. What exactly is the possible …
By Anubhav Srivastava Email: [email protected] Let’s go back to your childhood: you are born one day, and the world is already in motion. You don’t remember signing up for this life, nor do you recall choosing the specific rules of reality that you now operate within. The sun rises, the seasons change, and your body grows older. Everything around you …
Here is a weird thought experiment I had as a child that drove me crazy and well into adulthood, I had not the faintest answer to it. At one point, I just gave it up, until I decided to pick it up again, for this book The thought experiment was. We know there is space, there are galaxies and stars, …