The
law of the eternal states that if there even exists the
possibility of something, then that thing
exists,
de facto, for in the space of
infinite possibility and
boundless time, the probability of any proposition reaches 1.0 in the limit and exists
at once. However, like the vast field of irrational numbers, the probability of finding it may be zero. However, for those things which have value among many or otherwise encodes many shared values, its probability of existence at any moment or otherwise
finding it rises.
--
MarkJanssen
Note bene: The philosophical question of "Does it exist before it is imagined?" must remain in the realm of the
unknowable.
Two notes when referring to such an enigmatic metaphysical concept:
- The usage of the word "possibility" above is a convenience within the context of time, for in the aforementioned space where all is held *at once*, All simply Is; i.e., time is a construct.
- Contradictory propositions held "at once" are simply held orthogonally to each other (not unlike how imaginary numbers are held independently from the real numbers), so there is no real "logical problem".
Perhaps the most significant application of this Law (and result?) is in answer to the question of the existence of God. If it is possible that there could be a perfect formulation of the Universe (akin to a unified
TheoryOfEverything), then it should surely have been created, discovered, or
embodied by
now "somewhere".
Compare as a more specific formulation of Plato's Realm of Ideals.
See also
TreeOfKnowledge
CategoryPhilosophy