4: Clearing the Air

     Alright, before we can continue, I think it’s necessary to clear up a few of the more ambiguous things that have come up over the last two posts (here and here). This will just be a short little thing, anybody with any more questions, feel free to add them in the comments, I’ll check them and update this periodically.

1.       This proof has nothing to do with cause and effect.

The proof is not one of the origins of anything or anything like that. Instead, it focuses on how things are at any single instant.

2.       We are not dealing with what could be.

The only thing we’re dealing with here is what actually is. While there is a nearly infinite number of possibilities for what could possibly be, the only thing we have to talk about honestly existing is what actually is. The moment is as it is and cannot be otherwise. It could have been otherwise, but once the moment comes into existence, it cannot be otherwise, similar to quantum uncertainty, where something could be both a particle and a wave, but once it is measured, it cannot become the other.

3.       We’re not done with this proof yet.

There are certain parts that need to be flushed out a bit more, and some more defining needs to be done. This will be coming out on Sunday.

4.       A vacuum is not nothing.

A perfect vacuum would, in theory, be nothing, but those are impossible in reality. Any vacuum that exists in the real universe, even space, contains particles and energy, both of which are considered a part of the network of coexistence previously discussed.

5.       This argument relies upon the network of coexistence

In order for the argument to continue, the network of coexistence must first be established. Without it, I will grant, the entire thing falls apart.

6.       What is meant by a moment

In this case, a moment does not mean an hour, a minute, or a second. A moment means a single instant, a span of time measured by a derivative. It is also being used to describe the very nature of the relationship between all things within that network of coexistence.

7.       What is meant by coexistence

In this argument, coexistence refers to the relationship between all things existing. At any instant, they are all codependent upon each other for their existence. This is not to say that the puzzle sitting on the table in Calgary caused the car accident in Calcutta. Instead, it is to say that in that specific instant, the puzzle on the table only exists as 7,000+ miles away from the car, which is also about a foot and a half away from the other car. Sure, the things can be described independently, but it cannot truthfully be said that they exist independently. This does not mean that everything in the network has an effect on anything else at any instant. Instead, it is to say that the universe we live in is purely relational- things within it only exist in relation to other things.

Finally, one more note of policy on my part. Due to a few recent… incidents, comments will now be moderated. Only constructive comments that actually lend to an open discussion will be allowed through. Profanities will be removed, and any comments that do nothing but criticize any parties will be deleted. I want a polite and open atmosphere. Alright, that’s all for now.