...things are the way they are in our universe because if they weren't, we wouldn't be here to notice.

Time allows change to take place and the very evolution of the universe is what requires some conception of time. Mathematically can we write down a universe that doesn't have time? Sure. Do we think that would be realised in the larger reality that is out there? None of us take that possibility seriously.

To tell you the truth, I've never met anybody who can envision more than three dimensions. There are some who claim they can, and maybe they can; it's hard to say.

Physics grapples with the largest questions the universe presents. Where did the totality of reality come from? Did time have a beginning?

I enjoy reading blogs, but am not interested in having my spurious thoughts out there.

The melded nature of space and time is intimately woven with properties of light speed. The inviolable nature of the speed of light is actually, in Einstein's hands, talking about the inviolable nature of cause and effect.

The real question is whether all your pondering and analyses will convince you that life is worth living. That's what it all comes down to.