A Speculative Theory Of The Universe

Posted: 7/11/2017   Amended: 9/4/2017 Revised: 1/31/2019, 7/12/2017

Amendment Of 9/4/2017

What if the known universe created by the Big Bang is just something

like another galaxy within something much larger than the known universe?

Not until the early 20th century did humans realize that our solar system

is part of a galaxy and later that the Milky Way is surrounded by 100 billion or so other galaxies. Now, the reader may start speculating about the sheer size of space beyond our planet earth!

Original/Revised Post

Introduction

I am certainly not the first one to make such claims, I suppose!

A Fancy Aquarium

What if the whole universe as we humans perceive it is nothing but a very advanced, fancy aquarium created by some intelligent aliens? Or is it a sort of virtual universe? Or is our universe only a simulation or experiment? Are we humans just laboratory mice or guinea pigs? Or is our universe only part of a multiverse?

The Unconvincing Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang theory suggests that our universe came into being about 14 billion years ago. At present, this is still the best theory humans can offer. However, it does not make much sense.

Questions abound:

1. What came before the Big Bang?
2. What ignited the Big Bang?
3. Where did all this matter/energy come from that formed our universe?
4. What if some yet undetected fast forward was involved to give humans the illusion of 14 billion years and so on

Universal Principles

Perhaps one of the most constant features discovered so far about our universe appear to be very general principles that may apply throughout.

Possible principles are:

1. The beauty and wonders of mathematics, communication, and information processing
2. Life and evolution in all its forms
3. The possible presence or existence of consciousness, ideas, intelligence, and love among the living
4. The Golden Rule
5. Voluntary cooperation and exchange
6. The widely held belief of humans in a God or in an an eternal soul
7. The ultimate and recurring triumph of optimism over pessimism, hope over despair, friendship over adversary, improvement over stagnation

I am not sure whether our current laws of nature or physics really qualify as

universal principles. These laws may only be specifications, parameters, or constraints placed on our universe by these

intelligent aliens.