Preserved Causality Theory

A framework proposing that causality is fundamental and conserved—that even in extreme conditions (FTL travel, time dilation, quantum weirdness), cause-effect relationships are preserved. Preserved Causality suggests that causality isn't just a feature of our spacetime but a conserved quantity, like energy or momentum. You can stretch it, bend it, maybe even warp it—but you cannot break it. FTL doesn't mean time travel; it means we don't yet understand how causality is preserved at those speeds.

"They said FTL means time travel—therefore impossible. Preserved Causality Theory says: maybe causality is conserved, like energy. We don't know how FTL preserves it, but that doesn't mean it can't. The theory buys time for engineers: causality isn't fragile; it's fundamental."

by Dumu The Void March 5, 2026

Conserved Causality Theory

A variant of Preserved Causality, emphasizing causality as a conserved quantity analogous to energy, momentum, or charge. Conserved Causality suggests that in any physical process, the total causal order—the network of cause-effect relationships—remains invariant. You can transform it, redistribute it, but you cannot create or destroy causal connection. The theory provides a framework for thinking about time travel, quantum entanglement, and FTL without paradox: causality is conserved, so any apparent violation must be balanced elsewhere.

"Entanglement seems to violate causality—instant influence across space. Conserved Causality Theory says: maybe causality is conserved, like energy. The influence goes somewhere, does something, balances out. Not violation, but transformation. Causality isn't broken; it's just moved around."

by Dumu The Void March 5, 2026

Extended Causality Hypothesis

A theoretical hypothesis proposing that faster-than-light (FTL) phenomena, including warp drives and communications outside normal spacetime, preserve causality by appearing to observers within spacetime as if they were traveling at luminal speeds. This hypothesis extends the conserved causality principle to FTL scenarios by suggesting that spacetime functions like a computer plane: spectators (entities outside spacetime) perceive and maintain the causal relationships that observers (entities within spacetime) experience as potentially paradoxical. In practical terms, a warp drive doesn't violate causality because from the perspective of any observer within spacetime, its effects propagate exactly as if constrained by light speed—even though "outside," something else is happening. This elegantly resolves FTL paradoxes (like the tachyonic antitelephone) by proposing that causality is preserved not within spacetime but by the larger dimensional context in which spacetime is embedded.

The hypothesis has profound implications: it suggests that paraphysics and parasciences may be valid fields studying phenomena that interact with spacetime from outside—exactly the kinds of things that seem impossible within spacetime but might be perfectly coherent from a higher-dimensional perspective. It also explains why we can't perceive dimensions beyond 3D-4D: our observer-status within spacetime means we only experience the "projected" version of reality that preserves causal consistency. The extra dimensions are real; we just can't see them from inside the computer plane.

Example: "The warp drive test seemed to show the ship arriving before it left—a clear causality violation. But the Extended Causality Hypothesis suggests that from outside spacetime, the sequence was perfectly preserved; we just couldn't see the higher-dimensional context that made it consistent. The paradox wasn't real; it was just the limit of our observer-perspective."

by Dumu The Void March 19, 2026

Theory of Causality Elasticity

A bold extension of Preserved Causality, proposing that causality itself has elastic properties—that causal relationships can be stretched, compressed, or warped without breaking. Causality Elasticity suggests that the causal order of events is not rigidly fixed but can be manipulated within limits, much like spacetime. This could allow for novel information processing (causal computers), communication schemes, or even a deeper understanding of quantum mechanics where causal order is superposed. It's the idea that causality, like spacetime, is a field—and fields can be engineered.

"The quantum computer didn't just process bits; it processed causal order. Theory of Causality Elasticity says causality can be stretched—events can be in superposition of order, measured only when needed. It's not time travel; it's causal engineering."

by Nammugal March 4, 2026

Conservation of Causality Theory

A principle proposing that causality is subject to a conservation law—that the total amount of causal structure in the universe remains constant. Conservation of Causality suggests that you can't create new causes or destroy old effects; you can only rearrange causal relationships. This has implications for time travel (you can't create paradoxes because causality is conserved), for quantum mechanics (entanglement redistributes causality), and for free will (our choices are causal transactions, not violations). It's causality as a budget: you can spend it, but you can't print it.

Conservation of Causality Theory "Time travel stories always have paradoxes—kill your grandfather, you're never born. Conservation of Causality says: can't happen. Causality is conserved; you can't create a loop that breaks the budget. Time travel might be possible, but paradoxes aren't—causality won't allow it."

by Dumu The Void March 5, 2026

Preservation of Causality Theory

A framework emphasizing that causality is preserved across all physical interactions, no matter how extreme. Preservation of Causality suggests that cause and effect are not just regularities but inviolable structures of reality. Even in quantum mechanics, even in general relativity, even in speculative physics—causes precede effects. The theory doesn't explain how; it posits that preservation is fundamental. It's the physicist's article of faith: causality holds, always and everywhere.

Preservation of Causality Theory "Quantum mechanics seems random—effects without apparent causes. Preservation of Causality says: the causes are just hidden, not absent. Randomness is ignorance, not violation. Causality always wins. The theory is a bet: keep looking for causes, and you'll find them. Causality preserved, always."

by Dumu The Void March 5, 2026

Theory of Conservation of Causality

A fundamental principle proposing that causality is conserved—like energy, momentum, or charge—across all physical interactions. Theory of Conservation of Causality suggests that cause-effect relationships cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed or redistributed. In this framework, apparent causality violations (quantum indeterminacy, time travel paradoxes) are actually transformations: causality moves elsewhere, changes form, but the total causal structure remains constant. The theory provides a budget for reality: you can spend causal influence, but you can't print it. Every effect must be paid for by a cause somewhere, sometime.

Theory of Conservation of Causality "Time travel stories always have paradoxes—kill your grandfather, you're never born. Conservation of Causality says: can't happen. Causality is conserved like energy. You can rearrange it, but you can't destroy it. The paradox is impossible because causality has a budget, and you can't overspend."

by Abzugal March 5, 2026