Metaphysics

By Ryan Shea · 2026

Reality

There exists an objective reality. This is the foundation upon which the rest of my epistemology rests. Given that there is an objective reality, it then follows that this objective reality is capable of being perceived and measured, even though it can never be truly known with certainty.

Humanity

Humans are extraordinary. Humans are unique on Earth in that they are universal explainers and universal constructors. We have the potential for infinite knowledge and thus have infinite capacity for physical transformations. In this sense, humanity's place in the universe is significant, rather than insignificant.

The Universe

There is no good answer to the origins of the universe. Either (1) the universe just is or was created by something that just is (the dogmatic argument), or (2) the universe created itself (the circular argument), or (3) the universe was created by something that itself was created by something else ad infinitum (the regressive argument). I favor the circular argument. It is least unpalatable to surmise that the universe could have simply created itself. And perhaps the universe as self-creator and pervasive being across time and space that is one with all is what we refer to as God.