Universal Echo Theory (Infinity to the Power of Infinity)

By Alan Crossley

This book represents 30 years of contemplation of the big questions of existence, the universe and everything. It is an essentially complete philosophical theory; though it does have many "scientific" elements, some quite technical (which are roughly based in real physics & chemistry), it is fundamentally metaphysical in content. This book is an exercise in seeking out logical solutions to incredibly difficult questions; it is for the reader to decide whether this has been successfully achieved and will no doubt evoke both controversy and antipathy in equal measure among some readers - therefore, a fully open mind is a must. Proceed with caution into the universe of ECHO theory...
[NB: This book has been previously published under an alternative pseudonym and several titles; this version has an extended Epilogue. In this Smashwords version of the book, formatting issues which may have affected some e-Readers have been amended, improving the readability of the book, i.e. unreadable symbols have been changed; in addition, the overall formatting has been upgraded. Anyone who uploaded a previous incarnation of this book should upgrade to this version, as it has been rendered more comprehensible by the formatting changes.]

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alan Crossley
• Release date: Nov 18, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370604968

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Book Title

Universal ECHO Theory

(Infinity to the Power of Infinity)

A Metaphysical Theory of Existence

Written By

Alan Crossley

Text copyright © 2017 Alan Crossley

All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced in any format, by any means, electronic or otherwise, without prior consent from the copyright owner and publisher of this book.

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Contents Page

Introduction

Preface

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Epilogue

Introduction

The nature and meaning of existence has been the greatest mystery since the dawn of humankind’s ability to contemplate their surrounding perception of the universe, a universe which has grown exponentially in the collective consciousness since the advent of modern science and technology. Yet still there is not a definitive solution and many, therefore, are compelled to resort to the belief in a God creator; however, a mere knowledge of the existence of such a God cannot in itself provide an absolute conclusion to the fundamental questions of how and why. Ultimately, it is irrelevant whether or not there is a mediator to our existence; the real question is: what is existence?

Physics demands mathematical equations to explain the meaning and nature of the universe, but all physics is born of philosophical ideology, neither of which need be discernibly logical in order to make a workable theory – in fact, physics is evolving in increasingly counterintuitive directions. Of course, formularising physics is essential to its practical application, which is the principle purpose of all science, but for the non-mathematical geniuses who constitute the majority of the human race, it is necessary to depend upon philosophical conceptualisation as a means to achieving some comprehension of the universal questions. Such is the motivation for this humble tome, in which a journey of understanding through a maze of confusion and incomprehensibility will eventually, I sincerely hope, provide guidance into an intelligible insight of the mystical meaning of existence itself.

Be warned: the revelations that I present will not bring comfort, but nor will they bring despair. Hope will not be eternally shattered, just rendered pointless. Your life will not, and should not, be changed. But perhaps, some sense of liberation through enlightenment may be possible.

ECHO = Equilibrium of Chaos & Harmonious Order

I was first inspired to contemplate the nature of existence while attending an A’ level physics lesson in 1980. The teacher was a substitute and not familiar with the coursework. Consequently, the lesson became a rather impromptu ramble; interesting, but mostly irrelevant to our primary purpose. This prompted one particularly annoying fellow pupil (of the nerd variety) to field an entirely superfluous and completely random question. I cannot recall the scope of the issue raised, but this lead the tutor to engage in an extremely abstract discussion which concluded with a simple, yet strangely thought provoking premise, to wit that light cannot exist without dark and equally, that matter cannot exist without space. This caused some consternation amongst the majority of the class, who were of the opinion that such philosophical musings were of no value to the objective of passing A’ level physics – the discussion was abruptly curtailed and the tutor returned to more classical considerations of the subject.

Thus the metaphysical seed was sown in my mind. On the face of it, a remarkably obvious and simplistic precept, but I realised at that moment that there could be profound conclusions to be deduced from the contemplation of the source of existence. The belief that matter was created from nothing has prevailed through religion and science alike, but neither has been able to explain how. Whether one contends it to be the power of nature or of God, doesn’t enlighten us to the mechanism by which this logically inexplicable event occurs. After pondering this and many other related aspects of the fundamental physics of the universe for over 30 years, I believe I have arrived at some enlightened solutions to the primordial questions of life, the universe and everything.

This book represents a philosophy of existence; it is not a scientific dissertation and there are no mathematical equations – except for one incredibly simple one. In that sense it is not a conclusive thesis, but an infrastructure upon which (perhaps) others can construct a concrete theory. However, I believe it is essentially a complete hypothesis, which I hope can provoke a sense of closure. Though for some it will undoubtedly raise as many questions as it attempts to resolve and may challenge many generally accepted assertions of modern physics, it is also completely complementary to much of current thinking in relation to the understanding of the many phenomena associated with such intangibles as time, gravity and the meaning of life. Sometimes the differences to accepted thinking which I am proposing are quite subtle and yet can have very far reaching consequences, while some ideas are not entirely new, just approached from a unique angle and thus promoting some new somewhat surprising directions of reasoning. In entirety, my postulations represent emancipation from the constraints of the currently entrenched ever-decreasing circles of opinion that surround fundamental physics. I am daring to suggest the taking of a deviation from the increasingly pot-holed road of conventional thought, to take a small trip across country and circumvent the congestion of established prevarication. Infinity to the power of infinity is mathematically meaningless, but by the end of this book this concept will make perfect sense.

Preface:

A note from the author

May I apologise in advance for any difficulty you may have in understanding some of my ideas: these are difficult (and often quite abstract) concepts to have to convey within the limitations of existing vocabulary. A certain basic level of scientific knowledge is required in order to comprehend much of this book – but not all. On the other hand, readers with advanced levels of scientific understanding may find some elements of this book too simplistic and/or quite possibly opposed to their entire mindset and consequently prejudiced towards much of the content. Whatever your issue with any of the given material may be, please don’t be dissuaded from continuing with the rest of the book. Although I am attempting to proffer a more or less complete philosophical theory, many of the ideas in the book do stand-up completely independently of some or all of the others. My hope is that I have provided at least some food for thought for everybody, regardless of any potential vexation or incomprehension that some elements may cause to a given individual. So, please persevere to the bitter end and remember that most of that which is presented here are just hypotheses and not necessarily fact – and there is no intention to suggest otherwise. I also openly admit that many pre-existing ideas have been incorporated into my overall theory: it is the whole that constitutes a novel philosophy.

Some of the scientific material given in this book may be disputed by mainstream doctrine and should not be regarded as verbatim fact. Readers with expert scientific knowledge should not read on, unless they have a very open mind to the subject matter and are prepared to overlook minor factual inaccuracies, while being willing to consider highly imaginative ideas. Other readers are advised and encouraged to seek reputable established literary sources of scientific wisdom to broaden their understanding of basic physics and chemistry – this book is not and does not purport to be entirely scientifically accurate. The author does not claim to be an expert in any scientific field.

In this version of my book I have attempted to address certain apparent factual anomalies and discuss a number of scientific developments in relation to my theories. These musings can be found in the extended Epilogue.

Alan Crossley

Chapter One

In the Beginning

In