Another line of Time

We generally conceive that our present is situated on a single timeline that stems from the past and runs towards the future in an eternal journey. Even though we can only experience the present, we freely fantasize about the possibility of moving backward or forward in space-time, and it has even been mathematically proven that there are no theoretical obstacles to such a feat. Thus, we accept the paradigm, we strive to understand the notion of relativity, the influence of speed and gravitational fields that might disrupt the synchronization of our earthly clocks. However, there are other ways to view time, one of which determines that it might simply be an illusion of the mind or an extreme simplification.

Before diving into these dizzying concepts, it is essential to arm our minds with some conceptual tools. Let's start with infinity: an indispensable concept when talking about eternity. Infinity, by definition, exceeds any measure or limit that our mind can comprehend – this is a testimony to the reach, but also the limits, of our human cognition. Secondly, there is the still quite metaphysical concept of a quantum reality that materializes when observed and remains undetermined or in a state of probability when it is not. If you are not familiar with these notions, you can start by looking at the double-slit experiments or reading about Schrödinger's cat. Brace yourselves for what follows: let's imagine there exists a "quantum soup" where all particles float freely without representing anything but are ready to create a single reality when observed by a consciousness, that is, among an infinity of probable combinations, a observing consciousness only fixes one. If the "quantum soup" were observed by another consciousness, its materialization would be ipso facto different. Finally, the "quantum soup" itself would stem from an energy that could be called the Consciousness of Being, contained in a Singularity, which the Bible describes as God in Genesis, when He presents Himself by saying "I am who I am." This Consciousness of Being needs nothing since it is aware of its own Being, which is the maximum state of consciousness one can aspire to. The Energy of Being, however, can manifest the All, that is, everything that can be and the All would be nothing more than the Singularity of the Consciousness of Being expanded and explained, but without adding anything to what Being is.

It's a long detour to come back to our notion of time. In the All, everything that is possible exists in the present moment, simultaneously, there can be no reality either in the past or in the future, everything is in the present. It is worth mentioning that the Present in which we live is not the materialization of a single possible line but rather an observed point on a line of possibilities. To visualize this concept, imagine time as a network of rails, each rail symbolizing a distinct temporal sequence. We experience the present as if we were on a train moving along one of these rails. However, it is possible to consider a 'jump' to a parallel rail, and thus from rail to rail, each change of rail corresponding to another temporal sequence that remains coherent with the previous one at the moment of the jump. Each rail encapsulates the entirety of the past and future of that trajectory. Nevertheless, our experience is strictly limited to the current point on the rail where our train is located. Time travel would therefore not amount to moving forward or backward on a fixed line but rather to jumping to another, more distant line where our present would unfold at another time, non-sequential with the previous one. It would be like making a quantum leap to a parallel reality. The first difference from what we usually conceive is that there would be no temporal paradox - the typical question of what would happen if we killed our future grandfather - but rather that we would be on another coherent trajectory without being aware of what happened before the jump. Even if this were possible on a quantum level, it would likely not be very appealing because we would probably have no memory of a previous physical plane and could not coexist with a past or future self in any case. The present is the only possible reality for consciousness, and the memory of the past, which is information, normally depends on our physical being, our brain, without excluding the possibility of eventually recapturing that information which is never lost.

Why create a different temporal model from the conventional model? The idea is to unify the notion of the Singularity of the Consciousness of Being and the All, which is the same Singularity explained by Information. Everything is everything, nothing can be missing. On a single Time line, there would be only one version excluding an infinity that should coexist in the Present and the others could therefore not exist. Thus, the All, in its essence, would remain purely potential, never manifesting concretely. This allows us to conceive of the multiverse, also infinite, not as bubbles floating each in a sort of ultra-cosmic megavoid but as a cosmic matrix of all potentialities that coexist at the same time and that effectively materialize into one under the observation of a consciousness without excluding the others.

Finally, it is about showing that our time paradigm is neither unique nor certain, and that philosophical research can bring us closer to different ways of perceiving what our reality is. Beyond the complexity of what is exposed above, we find the undeniable fact that Time is an illusion of our mind, it is neither defined nor absolute, but above all, the past only exists in our memory and the future is just an unrealized probable projection. Therefore, there is only the present point in an immeasurable All, but this point, which is our conscious life, is unique, indispensable, and irreplaceable. It cannot not exist and must therefore be lived. The way in which we live our present moment is the subject of philosophy and Pointfulness.