An Engineer's Search for Meaning

Meaning-Seeking Entities (MSE) Framework

The book constructs this layered framework — from ultimate reality to personal meaning — to provide a rigorous, science-grounded path for finding meaning, purpose, and hope in life.

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The MSE Framework organizes our understanding of reality into nested layers — from the totality of Ultimate Reality, through Physical Reality and Life, to Consciousness and finally our search for Meaning, Purpose, and Hope. Each layer emerges from and depends on the ones surrounding it.

The SixCEED Tendencies of the Universe

The universe appears to exhibit certain inherent, ubiquitous, and ever-present tendencies. The book identifies nine such tendencies — grouped under the name SixCEED (six beginning with C, plus Evolution, Emergence, and Diversity). These are not speculative postulates but observed patterns supported by extensive evidence from physics, biology, complexity science, and cognitive science. Together, they all ultimately lead to an innate drive to expand and enrich life and consciousness — providing a scientifically grounded foundation for meaning, purpose, and hope.

Common Objections & Responses

Rigorous ideas invite rigorous scrutiny. Here's how the book addresses some of the most common challenges to its approach.