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A genuine theory of everything must unify four fundamental strands: quantum physics, epistemology (Popper), the theory of computation (Turing), and the theory of evolution (Darwin). None is reducible to the others, and understanding reality requires explaining how all four mutually support each other rather than seeking a single reductionist master theory.
Quantum interference phenomena are best explained by the literal existence of many parallel universes that interact only through interference. A single photon passing through interferometers is influenced by counterpart photons in adjacent universes, making the multiverse a physical entity inferred from experimental results, not a mathematical convenience.
The value of a theory lies not in its predictive accuracy but in the depth and reach of its explanations — how much it accounts for and how hard it is to vary while still fitting the facts. Instrumentalist theories that predict without explaining are inferior because they offer no understanding of why reality behaves as it does.
A universal computer can simulate any physically possible environment to any desired accuracy, making virtual reality the general capability to render alternative physical situations rather than a niche technology. This implies the set of computable environments defines the limits of what can be known and rendered, tying physics directly to the theory of computation.
Knowledge is not abstract but a physical structure embodied in matter — in genes, brains, books, and technology — that causes itself to be replicated and that affects the physical world disproportionately to its size. Viewing knowledge this way reveals living processes and minds as among the most significant physical phenomena in the universe.
Time travel to the past, if possible, would not create paradoxes because a traveler would arrive in a different universe within the multiverse rather than altering their own history. The grandfather paradox dissolves because the past you visit is a parallel one, preserving consistency across the structure of all universes.