What is Metaphysics
Let me start off by saying that this is not meant to be an in-depth course on Metaphysics, but only a short introduction into the Metaphysical world. For more detailed information, please visit Wikipedia’s Metaphysics page.
To some, metaphysics is a science. To others, metaphysics is a pseudoscience. To others still, metaphysics is a way of life. Most people understand the basics of physics, which is the study of the physical laws of the Universe: the “hows”.
Metaphysics, on the other hand, tries to focus on the “whys”. Metaphysicians attempt to find the cause of those physical and natural laws; the reason for their being.
The study of metaphysics includes investigation of space, time, causality, and the very nature of our existence.
This question has plagued humankind ever since we could think: “Why are we here?“
A prominent belief in metaphysics is that the human mind is actually the creator, or more accurately, the shaper of our world. Quantum physics is beginning to merge into the realm of metaphysics, stating that the human mind is actually what causes certain behavior of quantum particles. You should head over to Wikipedia and read about the double-slit experiment.
Metaphysics has the most independent theories, meaning that the majority of them cannot be proven or disproven, but to the metaphysician, the
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