Metaphysics Definition and 28 Threads

from chat-gpt: The Eternal Traveller Summary: In a universe that is infinite, unbound, isomorphic, and has zero curvature, all possible places and times coexist together. From the perspective of a photon, there is no travel time, and a being in the form of light could instantly travel to all...

Hello. I am Guy René Bongers from Belgium. I joined in principle - here meaning to begin with - to post a metaphysical comparison related to quantum physics and non physical areas. It got refused by one censorer. So what are the rules, criteria for censorship. ? Is there here room for...

Also, what does Sabine mean in this video by the sentence: (5:51 in the video) Thank you!

Summary:: What conclusions can actually be made from near death experiences and metaphysical research? If people describe the experience of biological death and subsequent recovery in very similar terms such as the classic white light down dark tunnel, seeing loved ones that died, hearing...

In many words a split occurs when a quantum measurement occurs, this split would then 'radiate' out into the universe. So say a quantum measurement of an electron happens on the moon. The information from the measurement would travel to let's say some people. These people would then unknowingly...

Hi everyone. I've been learning about RQM, I actually had a small chat with Carlo Rovelli over email a while ago to further understand what RQM was... This question is a little philosophical, but it's something I never got round to asking him.. In RQM it appears that at our macroscopic level...

The Big Bang is sometimes described as started from a singularity, which I have interpreted as meaning that its characteristics are undefineḍ. If that is the case, can we not even say that the Universe as a singularity was still infinite? Otherwise we are implying that the singularity was...

This might be a stupid question so please bear with me. I am having a debate with a friend of mine over the Internet. It is about science. His argument is that although science works (that is the technology part), science cannot actually tell anything about "reality". He sites for example...

I want to interact with sound thinkers, and don't care if they are male, female, religious, atheists, or 3-headed Martians: so long as they think reasonably logically and not just from soft-headed, soft-hearted, and emotional intuition. Like Einstein, I do know that intuition of some forms is...

Metaphysics is a strong interest of mine, as is Philosophy in general. I also enjoy Math, and more importantly, I recognize some mathematical concepts are needed for Metaphysics. A simple example is the concept of infinity (what it is). I'm asking, are there any courses, or even books on...

Hi! Can someone please explain me a metaphysics in detail?

I keep hearing that logical positivism has been dead since the 1950s, yet it seems that most philosophy conducted nowadays STILL tends to avoid discussion of metaphysics altogether. Is the subject matter simply too difficult? The main new area in analytic philosophy over the last fifty years is...

There have been a few threads of late on the multiverse concept in cosmology, and whether it can be viewed as a viable, albeit currently underconstrained cosmological theory that is leading us to demonstrably correct discoveries about our universe, or if it is essentially a fairly arbitrary...

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Hi all I have some questions regarding interpretations of QM. I am not a physicist or mathematician, although I have good general knowledge of science. I'm a philosopher with an interest in the relationships between science, religion and metaphysics. I am trying to link together many...

Hey, anyone remember what was the first topic that got posed back in metaphysics 101? It is many years ago now, but as I recall it, the very first tutorial I ever had was on the question of time. Does it exist separate from change? Are we just part of a forever present moment or is there...

I'm not sure if this is the right area to ask about this, so feel free to move the topic if it's not. I'm interested in learning a little more about metaphysics and its application in philosophy. Where should I start reading. I'm trying to stay away from Aristotle and get a little more of a...

An exciting part about living in the time we do, is that science and spirituality are truly starting to come together. Scientists such as Fred Alan Wolf are making comparisons. There is something called Aleph or spirit in religion, "something" which exists beyond space time and the creator of...

How to fight against metaphysics and pseudoscience?

"[URL Theory - From Physics to Metaphysics Authors: Reiner Hedrich http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/physics/0604171 Currently, string theory represents the only advanced approach to a unification of all interactions, including gravity. In spite of the more than thirty years of its existence it did...

The only thing that will be left to study in the future is philosophy. It is science that will end. Once all our practical scientific-technical problems have been solved, and we can manipulate all matter and ourselves infinitely, then only philosophy-metaphysics-art will be left, and that study...

This thread is an offshoot of https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=83978&page=1&pp=20. Hmmmm, OK... ex·pand v. intr. 1. To become greater in size, volume, quantity, or scope: Air expands when heated. This critic's influence is expanding. 2. To speak or write at length or...

I have many questions about the metaphysical... someone told me the "mind" is metaphysical... as in it does not exist in the ""physical world"... I do not understand their definition of metaphysical.. I mean.. does the metaphysical not bind to physical rules? Does the mind not lie in the...

Do you guys believe in metaphysics?

The great advances in Physics and mainly the new view of the Universe that arose from a strictly scientific method, suggest the above question. Historically, Metaphysics turned out to be a good name: Metaphysical topics were ever "meta" from the Physics for each historical time. But now...

Is anyone working on defining nothingness as a possible physical force with an unbelievably explosive nature do to its infinitely great potential for smallness in definition? Please forgive the wording, this was the best way I could think to create SOMETHING from NOTHING!

When I say Quantum metaphysics I'm talking about how the study of quantum mechanics points to the metaphysical. Specifically, I'm talking about David Bohm and his hidden variables theory. His hidden variables theory is compatible with Heisenburg Uncertainty Principle and also Copenhagen...

Would a theory of everything (or TOE) rule out metaphysics, or somehow incorporate it into a greater picture? After all, it is a theory of EVERYTHING, isn't it?