| When I thought about this theory, I was aiming for something more abstract. I thought one way to try and determine a TOE was to start from the outside and work inward, i.e. outside of the universe, instead of working from the inside out. Or course it's easier to work from the inside out, because we live on the inside and thus have access to it. We don't have access to the outside, aside from indirect observation, and so need to use abstract thought if taking that route.
I figured the best question to ask when starting with the outside of the universe is if anything exists. If nothing exists, and there is only our universe and nothing else, then determining why our physical constants and fundemental forces are the way they are would be very important. If, however, there is something outside our universe, then the question is... what? More universes? Energy? A giant chicken? And whatever is outside the universe, is it limited?
Basically I think the two most important possibilities of our existence are - a) We live in a finite world created from infinity? or b) Infinity doesn't exist, and there is some sort of limit (even if it may not seem like one because it's cyclical.) Unfortunately I don't see how either of these possibilities could be proven, but if they could I think it would determine alot about how the quest for a TEO would unfold.  |