Theory of the Boxed Reality: A Philosophical Proposition

Chapter 1: Introduction
Before we begin, I would like to thank you for taking the time to read this.
Many hours have been dedicated to the planning, designing and writing of
this theory.
Theory of the Boxed Reality proposes a new way of looking at the world
around us. It seeks to answer supposedly unanswerable questions, as well as
questions science has posed to man for time immemorial.
Im not a psychoanalyst nor a scientist. I dont claim to be anything Im not.
Im not a tin-foil hat wearing flat Earther. Im not a dreamer. Im a
realist; this is the basis of the theory.
Im not putting this idea forward for it to be ridiculed or savaged by what
we consider to be the pillars of the universe: mathematics and science. To
understand, to have an open mind about this theory; you must be able to
detach yourself from what you were taught as fact. Einsteins theories of
relativity; Newtons laws; Lematres theory of the Big Bang and the
expansion of the universe. You must, for the sake of the pursuit of
knowledge, question what the majority accepts as fact. My theory of a
Boxed Reality presents not a solution, but a new, modified way of
thinking about yourself, others, reality and your place in it.
I was born into religion; and Im not ashamed to say I saw through the
faade they berated us with in Church. However, during my stay at a
Catholic school, I began exploring alternatives to what we had been taught
during services of worship; an omnipotent, all-knowing, all-forgiving God
that created the Universe in 6 days - it didnt sit well with me. I explored
branches of philosophy: metaphysics; externalism; determinism;
epistemology, then I stumbled upon solipsism.
The idea of not being sure whether anything or anyone exists outside of
your own mind is a hard one to wrap your head around. An early version of
solipsism (solus, alone. ipse, self) was developed by Gorgias, an
Ancient Greek philosopher. George Berkeley and Rene Descartes both
made significant contributions to the philosophy from the 1600s through to
the 1700s before it modernized into what we know it as today.

My theory (hereafter referred to as TBR) does not specifically call on

solipsism, but its mention here is important. Rather than solipsism; the
psychopaths dream, TBR calls heavily on Idealism; the Subjective branch
in particular. Subjective Idealism is a very important branch of Idealism in
regards to its stance on the mind and the world that it perceives. Subjective
Idealism was an idea of George Berkeleys, an Irish philosopher that did
most of his work in the 1700s. On Subjective Idealisms most basic level, it
states that only minds and mental contents exist. Berkeley then went on to
deny the existence of the non-mental, an idea termed immaterialism.
Idealism, though actually a broad group of closely related ideas, states that
reality is a mental construct, or otherwise immaterial. Absolute Idealism
draws on this idea, asserting that there is a single, all-mind encompassing
reality. TBR builds on this idea, seeking to create a new way of looking at
what we know as reality.
If we were to hypothetically accept Berkeleys theory that only minds exist,
we would have to question whether his theory supported the presence of a
soul. TBR states that the soul is a not a physical being, but an eternal
mental companion. The existence of such a concept is absolutely
fundamental to TBR. So instead of using Subjective Idealism in its most
widely accepted modern form, we will draw lightly on its ideas and rules,
using it as a foundation upon which to build TBR.
The soul is what I term a Cross-Life Identifier. The term sounds fairly
modern and technological but the soul is neither of these things. It is a nonphysical, non-aging construct serving a main purpose of mental
identification. To understand the concept of mental identification, we must
delve deeper than simply a definition.
TBR subscribes to the theory of reincarnation. When ones mind ceases to
work, it ceases existing on a mental plane. Thus, you are dead. What next?
Almost instantaneously, you are born. Possibly in this reality, perhaps in
another. But that doesnt matter you have reincarnated, however with no
actively accessible memory of your past lives.
If we were to hypothetically take reincarnation as fact, it would explain the
seemingly unanswerable question that has plagued the mind for millennia.
What happens after death?

A good example of what Im about to describe is this: have you ever had a
strange dream? A dream that didnt make sense? Or even a dream you
would assume was based on real life? Perhaps you saw a notable building,
or you were at a beach.
TBR states that some of these dreams are memories of a past life, either
originating in this reality or another. These memories are stored not in the
mind, but in the soul. At the point of death, the mind ceases to exist, but not
the soul; keeping in mind it is non-aging, thus making it what we would
term immortal.
During the reincarnation process, the soul moves into its new mind (hence
its definition as a mental companion), stockpiling memories of past lives.
This concept does a good deal to explain mental phenomena such as dj
vu, pareidolia, and even false memory.
In conclusion of this introductory chapter; I sincerely hope I have
introduced the theory in such a way that others can understand. A summary
of what we have learned so far according to TBR:

Only minds, mental contents, and the soul exist;

The soul is an eternal mental companion;
There is a single, all-mind encompassing reality;
When one dies, reincarnation is imminent.