I wasn’t intending to suggest that the timelessness of the universe is an answer to the First Cause puzzle (which itself is certainly a Wrong Question, somehow) because you just point to the whole timeless mathematical object and say, “Why does this ‘exist’?”
“What caused the universe?” and “Why does this universe exist, rather than any other possible universe?” are two completely different questions. I think the first one is answered satisfactorily by the timelessness of the universe as a whole. The second might be answered by something like Tegmark’s level IV multiverse.
“What caused the universe?” and “Why does this universe exist, rather than any other possible universe?” are two completely different questions. I think the first one is answered satisfactorily by the timelessness of the universe as a whole. The second might be answered by something like Tegmark’s level IV multiverse.