The same laws of nature which describe the creation of space and time also describe the evolution of space and time. Therefore, the laws of nature existed before space and time.
Apart from its linkage to consciousness, the physical world is entirely abstract and without ‘actuality.' Therefore, the physical world is made manifest by mind. So why can't mind be the source or matrix of the physical world?
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