I have been thinking of the ramifications of Stephen Hawkings newest theory which seems to extend the rules of quantum mechanics to the entire universe including the big bang.
Quantum mechanics is thought to present different rules for the very small. While large objects are allowed to have certainty, the very small are only mists of probabilities until they are observed and measured, At this time they collapse into certainty . If instead quantum mechanics applies to all sizes, an observer would be necessary before the universe could become more than just a mist of probabilities. Only the act of observation collapses probabilities into certainties.
Was the observer necessarily present at the beginning? Would this require the existence of god? Or if not, is it enough that the universe would eventually evolve conscious entities?
It makes sense that an observer would first look at the very large.Only now are we turning our observations to the very small through particle accelerators such as CERN. This could cause a decrease in uncertainty as our observations and measurements turn to the smaller.
If the universe is just a mist of possibilities, how is it different from the non universe? The non universe must have potential, for at least once, it became the universe. The key is consciousness. It is the be all and end all.
Without consciousness, to observe and collapse the probabilities into certainty, there is nothing. Therefore consciousness is the basic fabric, (and perhaps the only) fabric, of the universe.
