Thread: Theory to the Existence of Anything

Originally Posted by MindGames

Therefore logic must apply to our observed universe. It's not a matter of whether or not our perceived universe is a logical one; rather it is a matter of whether or not our perception of the universe only appears to be logical, when in fact it might only be our own self-maintained inherently logical reality that merely seems to be logical.

Your last conclusion is similar to Kant's transcendental idealism which states that the mind imposes categories(space, time, causality) upon our experience. I agree with this type of idealism more than Berkeley's or Leibniz's idealism because Kant actually believed there was a physical objective world but we imposed these categories on our experience of it.

The Copenhagen interpretation implies that our perception plays a major role in shaping reality which I think is the most startling and exciting consequences of quantum physics. This is reconcilable with Kant's transcendental idealism because they both suggest that the mind has a fundamental role in shaping the way we experience the world as opposed to the empiricist position that our experience of the world shapes our minds.

Perhaps the question "can something come out of nothing?" is a result of causality imposed on our experience? Causality is one way we make logical sense of the world so I think this question counters our basic everyday experience so it seems absurd.