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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Recently, we’ve delved into the statistical argument contrasting existence and non-existence, discussing it in depth in our sessions both this year and late last year. I’m now interested in exploring the principles that govern the transition from non-existence to existence – how something moves from a null state to a non-null state, akin to a universe coming into being.
Rick Rosner: Right, we did spend considerable time yesterday debating natural versus simulated universes. Our somewhat speculative hypothesis, lacking robust support, is that if our universe is composed of information, which we believe it is, then it necessitates a material base in another materially existing world – an armature or hardware world. This is similar to how our brains support our minds; without the physical brain, the mind wouldn’t exist. So, we propose that a universe of information cannot exist without some form of hardware support from another universe. However, this is just a theory lacking direct evidence. Critics might argue that our universe’s mathematical and quantum mechanical framework is self-sufficient and doesn’t require an external ‘hardware’ universe. It’s a debatable point, and perhaps future developments might provide stronger arguments or evidence.
The emergence of a universe from non-existence, if it does rely on a hardware world, would require that this hardware world possesses a structure capable of storing and processing information in a self-consistent manner, reflecting a quantum mechanical, and possibly a general relativistic, universe. As this information accumulates over time, the universe appears to age, expand, and contain more matter. Initially, the universe is a chaotic soup, poorly suited for information exchange until it cools down. This cooling process allows for more defined interactions, akin to the universe becoming ‘visible’ to itself. The visibility of the universe’s early stages, like the cosmic microwave background, depends on the formation of basic elements and the release of photons as the universe cools and expands.
Historically, theories like the Big Bang and steady state models have attempted to explain the universe’s expansion. The steady state theory, now largely discredited, proposed continuous creation of matter in the voids between galaxies, which conflicts with our understanding of a self-consistent informational universe. Matter, we hypothesize, must emerge from the ‘edges’ of the universe, integrating into the rest of the universe in a way that maintains consistency and historical continuity.
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Rick Rosner
American Television Writer
Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Founder, In-Sight Publishing
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