An Inquiry into Reality: Science & Philosophy
A visual synthesis of modern physics and timeless philosophical systems on the nature of existence, the cosmos, and consciousness.
13.8
Billion Years
93
Billion Light-Years
299,792
km/s (Speed of Light)
The stars, planets, and galaxies we see make up a shockingly small ≈5% of the universe's mass-energy. The rest is dark matter and dark energy.
Science seeks to understand reality by breaking it down into its smallest components - quantum fields, particles, and emergent complexity.
Advaita Vedānta suggests non-dual reality: the apparent multiplicity is a projection (Māyā) on a single conscious ground (Brahman).
Pure consciousness; the unchanging ground.
The veiling power that gives rise to the sense of separate selves.
The Materialist view: consciousness arises from complex neural processes.
Panpsychist/Idealist view: consciousness is a basic property of reality.
On the cutting edge, physics sometimes echoes ancient non-dualistic ideas.
Our 3D reality may map to information on a 2D boundary, suggesting an illusion of dimension.
The universe as code; laws of physics as algorithms.
Observation affects quantum properties: hinting at a link between mind and matter.