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| − | + | ==List of Unsolved Problems in Manaverse Metaphysics== | |
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| + | In true wikipedia fashion, a list of notable problems in metaphysics that virtually no entity, world or civilization are capable of explaining at the present time in Standard Canon Time (give or take several generations into the future). The nature of these conjectures may stem from lack of out-of-character elaboration, or because I cannot decide which explanation to pick from various other hypotheses, or simply because they exist as open problems that I do not intend to give formal answers to. Regardless, these all double as personal notes in one way or another. | ||
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| + | '''Mana''' | ||
| + | *Where did Mana originate from? Was it created or introduced alongside the Manaverse, or was it one of the very first existences that evolved out of the Fabric's primordial states? Is there a deity or deity-like entity responsible for Mana, or can its existence be attributed to the Originator? | ||
| + | *How does Mana's proposed pseudosentience correlate to its entity-particle duality? Is it an abstract organism that permeates the universe (as potents of Mana), or a primitive consciousness spread across every individual particle? Does it possess a detectable soul, or is its concept of soul far too removed to explain with Soul Theory? | ||
| + | *Where does depleted Mana, or Ley, go? Do Leylines gradually transition out of local reality, do they converge somewhere in a discrete dimensional location, or do they exit the bounds of the observable universe altogether? | ||
| + | *What is the nature of Ley? Is it truly associated with a "virtual" metaparticle, is it a purely energetic pseudo-aether, or is it merely a completely unique substate of Mana? Why does the process of deliberately transforming Mana into Ley with Magic require exponentially vast quantities of Mana? | ||
| + | *Is there a Mana Cycle on the scale of the Manaverse, or can this be attributed to the sum of all Mana Cycles that presently exist in the universe? Where is new Mana originating from, and what is the mechanism behind this process? Assuming a universal Mana Cycle, is Mana being cycled from outside the Manaverse, or is the Mana entity somehow producing new Mana from within? Is Ley fundamentally tied with any of these theories? | ||
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| + | '''Psions''' | ||
| + | *Psion Eccentricity Problem: What is the cause of psion eccentricity? Thought Particles seem to operate under different principles when acting as a component of different aethers; why is this? Is this a form of interference due to the presence of other metaparticles, or is this mutation in properties an inherent quality of the psion itself? | ||
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| + | '''Magiology''' | ||
| + | *What is the nature of thaumakravte, or Miracles? More specifically, what is the nature of Imaginary Markers, and why are they only intelligible and calculable by other thaumakravters or entities capable of enacting Miracles? Are Imaginary Markers undecipherable by nature, or is there a way of consistently interpreting Spellwork involving them? | ||
| + | **Thaumakravtic Functions are fundamentally similar to Magical Functions, but a thaumakravter is able to implement undecipherable variables (known as Imaginary Markers) that are impossible to replicate in a conventional Aetheric Interface. Is this the result of the Mind Component assimilating foreign, but limited mental faculties usually associated with Outer Intelligences (e.g. elder deities)? Where does the semi-implicit knowledge of Imaginary Markers come from? | ||
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| + | '''Soul''' | ||
| + | *Why is the soul inextricably linked to the Fabric's Origin? What is the purpose behind this connection? Is it merely a built-in functionality for the manifestation of Soul Phantasms, or does it have another, yet-to-be-determined purpose? What are the implications of this on the nature of the Soulspace and almagenesis? | ||
| + | *Under what circumstances does almagenesis, or creation of souls, occur? Does fulfilling certain criteria incur almagenesis, or is there a mechanism behind the Soulspace that discretely distinguishes almaphores (soul-bearing entities)? If not the Soulspace, is it reality itself that determines almagenesis? | ||
| + | *Is it possible to fully "unravel" the Radix? Is the information within the Radix encoded fractally, i.e. spans infinitely or is it simply too arbitrarily large to process in any meaningful way? | ||
| + | *What is the distribution of natural Soul Phantasms among almaphoric entities in the Manaverse? What is the objective chance of a soul developing a Soul Phantasm? Or are there simply too many variables to estimate this, even on relatively local levels (i.e. a planet)? | ||
| + | *Is there a universal method to cause a Domain to enter an Awakened state? Or to produce the manifestation of a Soul Phantasm? Does the exclusively unique nature of the soul imply that there is an infinite variation of awakening or manifestation conditions? | ||
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| + | '''Reality''' | ||
| + | *What is the shape of the Fabric? Between the various proposed models (Torus Model, Hollow Sphere Model, Disc Model, etc), which is the one that most accurately describes the geometry of the fabric of reality? Or is it something completely different? | ||
| + | *Edge of Reality: What lies beyond the "edge" of reality? If anything that can conceivably exist can only do so within the Fabric, does crossing the edge of the Fabric result in nonexistence? Or does this "edge" simply delimit the boundaries of the Manaverse as a universe? Are Pattern Screamers entities from beyond the edge of the Fabric? | ||
| + | **Conversely, what lies at the "center" of reality, or more accurately Origin? As the Fabric Density (the "density" of reality) continues approaching infinity with increased proximity to Origin, is it truly impossible to reach Origin, even in principle? Is it merely the origin point of the entire Fabric, or, according to the accounts of various deities, is it also where the Originator lies? | ||
| + | *Observer Problem: If the Third Law of Thaumatology states that "Observation changes reality", then who or what is observing the entire Manaverse? Is the universe simply in a constant state of self-observation that allows it to resolve itself even in the absence of local Observers, or can this be attributed to the Originator? Are Pattern Screamers the Observers? | ||
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| + | '''Others''' | ||
| + | *Blueprint Problem: Why are humans and, by extension, humanoid species so prevalent in the Manaverse? Rather, what is the true nature of the evolutionary pattern or so-called universal "blueprint" that seems to cause the repeated emergence of humans and humanlike analogues? | ||
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| + | [Under Construction] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:19, 30 July 2016
In true wikipedia fashion, a list of notable problems in metaphysics that virtually no entity, world or civilization are capable of explaining at the present time in Standard Canon Time (give or take several generations into the future). The nature of these conjectures may stem from lack of out-of-character elaboration, or because I cannot decide which explanation to pick from various other hypotheses, or simply because they exist as open problems that I do not intend to give formal answers to. Regardless, these all double as personal notes in one way or another.
Mana
- Where did Mana originate from? Was it created or introduced alongside the Manaverse, or was it one of the very first existences that evolved out of the Fabric's primordial states? Is there a deity or deity-like entity responsible for Mana, or can its existence be attributed to the Originator?
- How does Mana's proposed pseudosentience correlate to its entity-particle duality? Is it an abstract organism that permeates the universe (as potents of Mana), or a primitive consciousness spread across every individual particle? Does it possess a detectable soul, or is its concept of soul far too removed to explain with Soul Theory?
- Where does depleted Mana, or Ley, go? Do Leylines gradually transition out of local reality, do they converge somewhere in a discrete dimensional location, or do they exit the bounds of the observable universe altogether?
- What is the nature of Ley? Is it truly associated with a "virtual" metaparticle, is it a purely energetic pseudo-aether, or is it merely a completely unique substate of Mana? Why does the process of deliberately transforming Mana into Ley with Magic require exponentially vast quantities of Mana?
- Is there a Mana Cycle on the scale of the Manaverse, or can this be attributed to the sum of all Mana Cycles that presently exist in the universe? Where is new Mana originating from, and what is the mechanism behind this process? Assuming a universal Mana Cycle, is Mana being cycled from outside the Manaverse, or is the Mana entity somehow producing new Mana from within? Is Ley fundamentally tied with any of these theories?
Psions
- Psion Eccentricity Problem: What is the cause of psion eccentricity? Thought Particles seem to operate under different principles when acting as a component of different aethers; why is this? Is this a form of interference due to the presence of other metaparticles, or is this mutation in properties an inherent quality of the psion itself?
Magiology
- What is the nature of thaumakravte, or Miracles? More specifically, what is the nature of Imaginary Markers, and why are they only intelligible and calculable by other thaumakravters or entities capable of enacting Miracles? Are Imaginary Markers undecipherable by nature, or is there a way of consistently interpreting Spellwork involving them?
- Thaumakravtic Functions are fundamentally similar to Magical Functions, but a thaumakravter is able to implement undecipherable variables (known as Imaginary Markers) that are impossible to replicate in a conventional Aetheric Interface. Is this the result of the Mind Component assimilating foreign, but limited mental faculties usually associated with Outer Intelligences (e.g. elder deities)? Where does the semi-implicit knowledge of Imaginary Markers come from?
Soul
- Why is the soul inextricably linked to the Fabric's Origin? What is the purpose behind this connection? Is it merely a built-in functionality for the manifestation of Soul Phantasms, or does it have another, yet-to-be-determined purpose? What are the implications of this on the nature of the Soulspace and almagenesis?
- Under what circumstances does almagenesis, or creation of souls, occur? Does fulfilling certain criteria incur almagenesis, or is there a mechanism behind the Soulspace that discretely distinguishes almaphores (soul-bearing entities)? If not the Soulspace, is it reality itself that determines almagenesis?
- Is it possible to fully "unravel" the Radix? Is the information within the Radix encoded fractally, i.e. spans infinitely or is it simply too arbitrarily large to process in any meaningful way?
- What is the distribution of natural Soul Phantasms among almaphoric entities in the Manaverse? What is the objective chance of a soul developing a Soul Phantasm? Or are there simply too many variables to estimate this, even on relatively local levels (i.e. a planet)?
- Is there a universal method to cause a Domain to enter an Awakened state? Or to produce the manifestation of a Soul Phantasm? Does the exclusively unique nature of the soul imply that there is an infinite variation of awakening or manifestation conditions?
Reality
- What is the shape of the Fabric? Between the various proposed models (Torus Model, Hollow Sphere Model, Disc Model, etc), which is the one that most accurately describes the geometry of the fabric of reality? Or is it something completely different?
- Edge of Reality: What lies beyond the "edge" of reality? If anything that can conceivably exist can only do so within the Fabric, does crossing the edge of the Fabric result in nonexistence? Or does this "edge" simply delimit the boundaries of the Manaverse as a universe? Are Pattern Screamers entities from beyond the edge of the Fabric?
- Conversely, what lies at the "center" of reality, or more accurately Origin? As the Fabric Density (the "density" of reality) continues approaching infinity with increased proximity to Origin, is it truly impossible to reach Origin, even in principle? Is it merely the origin point of the entire Fabric, or, according to the accounts of various deities, is it also where the Originator lies?
- Observer Problem: If the Third Law of Thaumatology states that "Observation changes reality", then who or what is observing the entire Manaverse? Is the universe simply in a constant state of self-observation that allows it to resolve itself even in the absence of local Observers, or can this be attributed to the Originator? Are Pattern Screamers the Observers?
Others
- Blueprint Problem: Why are humans and, by extension, humanoid species so prevalent in the Manaverse? Rather, what is the true nature of the evolutionary pattern or so-called universal "blueprint" that seems to cause the repeated emergence of humans and humanlike analogues?
[Under Construction]
