The Third Piece: Unifying General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics and Personal Identity

Thinking outside the box (of Reality) can transform both the Physical Universe and Personal Identity. General relativity and quantum mechanics are two of the most successful scientific theories in existence. And, yet, general relativity and quantum mechanics conflict with each other in deep, fundamental ways in their descriptions of reality. Because of this, it has proven impossible to unify them into one single coherent description of our physical universe. Apart from this conflict-or perhaps because of it-they also possess an inherently fatal flaw: neither reality they describe ultimately makes any sense, within the context of personal identity. "The Third Piece" describes the unification of general relativity and quantum mechanics conceptually, as they are, without the need for new mathematics or physics. What is needed is the third piece to the puzzle: Personal Identity. Including this piece and unifying all three pieces simultaneously results in a reality that makes sense for all three: physically, logically, conceptually, and philosophically.