First published 2019
Robertson presents a theory that challenges how we understand existence itself. Everything we see and touch emerged from what we call nothing, but this creation depends entirely on observers like us being present. We cannot remain passive when we observe our world. Instead, we actively shape what we see and measure. This explains why Relativity and Quantum Mechanics behave in unexpected ways. The universe contains contradictions that we create ourselves. It stretches infinitely yet has boundaries. It encompasses everything yet holds almost nothing. The small something it does contain is actually one unified thing that we mistake for nothing. Our perception bears little resemblance to actual reality, yet we and everything around us clearly exist. This creates the ultimate contradiction. From this nothingness came life, intelligence, technology, art, religion, science, and love. Multiple universes coexist and interact while remaining separate, each depending on the others for existence.
Genres: science-fiction, philosophy, academic, alternate-universe
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: alternate-universe, contradictions
124 pages · Paperback · Independently published