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Has anyone argued this? I haven't formulated a coherent argument so I'm just throwing this out there to see if anyone has thought about this already. Intuitively I think it makes sense that everything must exist, that reality is an infinite multiverse. If true this offers an explanation for why we exist in this universe with these specific physical laws, because we must exist in this universe with these specific physical laws if reality is infinite. Furthermore, if reality is not only infinite but also eternal, with all time occurring simultaneously, if true this solves the problem of the infinite regress since there is no time before our universe existed if all moments of time are always occurring simultaneously. In short; all things, and all time, always.

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The question explores the multiverse and anthropic principle in physics, considering an infinite, eternal reality that could solve the problem of infinite regress and explain the tailored physical laws of our universe.

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The question broaches the concept of the multiverse, an idea within the realm of physics and cosmology that posits the existence of many universes, each with its own set of physical laws. This notion supports the argument that our universe's physical laws are as they are because this is the only scenario in which we would be able to exist to ponder them - the anthropic principle. The idea of an infinite and eternal reality addresses the philosophical conundrum of infinite regress by suggesting all time occurs simultaneously, making every moment always present, thus there is no 'before' the universe.

Testing these theories is challenging due to the inability to interact with alternate universes, making some of these discussions border on the philosophical and metaphysical. Still, the anthropic principle and the multiverse theory provide ways to consider our presence and the tailored laws of our cosmos. If everything and all time always exist, then there would be no beginning or end, and thus the question of what came before or will come after becomes inherently meaningless.

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