A Picture of the Universe Based on Relational Ontology

This paper proposes a theoretical framework, relational ontology, that presupposes no premises whatsoever. Everything proceeds from a single concept—“possibility” (that which has not yet occurred). Three axioms—radical openness, classification of relations, and significance-based selection—lead to the deduction that meaningful possibilities form a uniquely connected, finite network. Existence is thus relational, information is the carrier of possibility, and dimension is perspective rather than absolute hierarchy. The paper presents a mechanism of dimensional emergence (from zero to three dimensions) and the spontaneous differentiation of spacetime, unifying the topological origins of gravitation, electromagnetism, the strong force, and the weak force. Dark matter is interpreted as the nonlinear complexity of the relational network, and dark energy is conjectured to arise from consciousness locking meaningless possibilities, producing negative curvature. Testable predictions are provided: quanta are two-dimensional surfaces, the graviton does not exist, and dimensional reduction occurs at high energy scales. Finally, it is demonstrated that if humanity can correctly understand the world, that understanding must take the form of relational ontology.