A
THEORY OF REALITY
Donald
A. Windsor, Norwich, NY, USA
What
is real? This ancient philosophical question deserves a current
answer. So I offer one, in spite of the risks.
Reality
is a physical and mental manifestation based on the laws of physics.
Reality is analogous to a video game. In video games, pixels are
manipulated by an operator interacting with a computer program driven
by electrical energy. In reality, the operator is fate, which is an
outgrowth of time, which is generated by the serial running of the
program provided by the laws of physics. This program can reprogram
itself and is self-energized.
Each
of our lives is a trajectory in space-time. Our trajectory started
in our zygote and will terminate at our death. As our collective
trajectories collide with one another, our lives become lived.
It
is already quite a stretch for us to comprehend how our notion of
things is a manifestation of sub-atomic particles, atoms, and
molecules, arranged in diverse ways. Yet, this is our current, well
accepted theory. It is an even greater stretch to see ourselves as
computer-generated images moving around in a four-dimensional matrix.
However, consider the advantages. Look at how it includes so many
phenomena that we cannot explain with science —
so we ignore them by labeling them as paranormal or occult or
pseudoscience. Look at aesthetics, or the many mysterious
interactions among people, or religion. All these phenomena are part
of our reality. Any explanation of reality must include the totality
of reality, even the anecdotal.
My
theory of reality could explain such baffling concepts as gravity,
time, multiple universes, quantum entanglement, and dark matter. But
far more important, it could unite science and religion by explaining
UFOs, mental telepathy, prophesy, reincarnation, afterlife, and yes,
even how God could intervene without violating the laws of physics.
To
test my theory of reality, it would be necessary to hack into its
operating system and commandeer reality, make it behave according to
the hacker's orders. While this hacking may sound far fetched, it is
exactly what prayer purports to do. It is what many scientists
probably do when they root for an experiment to work or an
observation to last long enough to draw a conclusion. Or, when they
hope that a loved one survives a vicious disease.
Any
theory of everything has to confront reality. When it does, what
will be the outcome?
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