Is the nature of existence finite or infinite?
Speaking as an ardent Wittgenstein and Heidegger fan and a serious student of metaphysical teachings for more than a decade, I am inclined to regard this very question as the most fundamental philosophical query there is.
However daunting at first, by approaching it with the principle of Occam's razor as well as the 1st law of thermodynamics, some convincing deductions - which in my opinion are of unfathomable magnitude - are closer at hand than one might think.
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(I) Existence is of a linear nature, it has a beginning and shall come to an end.
(II) All is part of an infinite source, without beginning nor end.Of the two possibilities, (I) poses us with a direct problem, namely the follow up question: how does nothing become something?
Theory (II) on the other hand, doesn't contain any apparent fallacies.
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"Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily" is the original rule of simplicity, or if you will, Occam's razor. The principle suggests that out of two competing theories, the simplest one should be favored.
Thus, if one were to use the principle when considering scenario (I) and (II), the latter one is preferable.
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The 1st law of thermodynamics, which constitute the very foundation on which modern physics rests, says that energy can not be created or destroyed.
This law falsifies scenario (I) and confirms the infinite nature of existence by proclaiming that energy has always existed.
Assuming the correctness of the law, the conclusion must be made that energy is eternal in nature. Energy therefore can not be finite.
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If one was to take mentioned results as evidence for the infinite nature of existence, one could further deduce that there can only be one infinity as many-ness is a finite concept. Nothing can truly be separated from infinity.
We ourselves are evidence that consciousness is part of this one infinity.
Consciousness is a form of energy.
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Consciousness is a form of energy.
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Pictures:
(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor#/media/File:William_of_Ockham_-_Logica_1341.jpg
(2) http://bestanimations.com/Signs&Shapes/Worship/chakra-energies-animated-gif-1.gif
If you found this interesting, you might be interested in another post I wrote called Hallmarks of Intelligence.
