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Simulation Metaphysics: Cosmological Alpha and Our Deep Past
“The most incomprehensible thing about the Universe is that it is comprehensible.” — Albert Einstein
When pondering about our origins, it’s common to picture everything unfolding in linear time — tracing back to that explosive beginning. The lineage of our existence can be viewed as a journey that starts at the cosmological Alpha Point of the Big Bang, winds through the emergence of the first prokaryotic lifeforms, and marches onward to primordial mammals, early hominids, and ancient civilizations. Naturally, the narrative shifts depending on whether one adopts a more scientific or philosophical perspective.
The scientific inquiry into our origins is not merely about the physical manifestations of the universe; it also concerns the underlying informational structures — those fundamental constants and laws that have steered evolutionary trajectories from the Big Bang to today’s complex realities. The interplay of fundamental forces and constants suggests a fine-tuned universe, one in which even a slight variation might have precluded the existence of life as we know it.
In my new paper, Temporal Mechanics: D-Theory as a Critical Upgrade to Our Understanding of the Nature of Time (eBook, 2025), I delve into how our conventional notions of time might be due for an upgrade. I argue that by…
