Free Will & The Cosmology of Information

There is significant debate among philosophers about whether information can be ontologically real. Some argue that information is merely an abstraction used to describe reality, not a fundamental part of it. Others believe that information may be a fundamental aspect of the universe, potentially more basic than matter or energy. Information physics explores this possibility, investigating whether information could be a fundamental building block of reality. To be ontologically real, information must exist as a fundamental part of reality, accurately represent the true nature of something at its most basic level, and be irreducible to more fundamental entities or concepts. Einstein’s theories of relativity, Hermann Minkowski’s spacetime, the Rietdijk-Putnam argument, and the eternalist block universe model all suggest that information within the spacetime block universe is "real." It has also rendered human “free will” a mere illusion. In this paper, I demonstrate how the information space described in my earlier paper, "On the Socratic Cosmos," aligns with this definition. Then, in the context of time symmetry, and quantum mechanics’ probabilistic indeterminism, I suggest how human “free will” can be recovered. The paper has been posted as a discussion draft. Your comments and suggestions will be valued.