THE MISSION

The Ontology Audit

Converging on the model that best explains reality—without advocacy, without bias, and with zero explanatory debt.

The UTE Project is not a manifesto. It is a forensic audit of existence. We evaluate ontological models not by their elegance, but by their ability to explain the widest set of stubborn facts—from quantum mechanics to first-person phenomenology.

CORE PHILOSOPHY

One Reality, Many Constraints

Physics, biology, and philosophy often speak different languages, yet they describe the same underlying reality. A true Unified Theory of Experience cannot just work for equations; it must not collapse when it meets the hard problem of consciousness, the evidence of biology, or the anomalies of outliers.

We operate on a "Constraint-First" basis. In our audit, models are judged strictly by how well they explain "Constraints"—the high-friction properties of the universe that are difficult to explain away.

How UTE Audits Reality

THE CONSTRAINTS

We track over 30 constraints across domains including Physics (e.g., Nonlocality), Biology (e.g., Bioelectric Control), and Consciousness (e.g., Terminal Lucidity). These are the "stubborn facts" that a theory must satisfy to be viable.

THE EVIDENCE LEDGER

A living workbook that scores every candidate against every constraint. We use a math-based fit rating (-2 to +2) to minimize bias. This reveals "Explanatory Debt"—the extra machinery a theory needs to invent to fit the facts.

THE CANDIDATES

We currently evaluate 10 distinct ontological families, ranging from Generator Physicalism and Substance Dualism to Holographic Idealism. Each candidate is treated as a hypothesis to be stress-tested against the data.

Architecture

STANDARDS

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

To maintain the integrity of the audit, we adhere to four non-negotiable standards:

  1. No Peddling: We must be willing to conclude that a favored model is wrong.

  2. Outliers are Signals: We do not dismiss anomalies; we treat them as high-information discriminators.

  3. Traceability: Every score must be defensible by pointing back to explicit evidence in the ledger.

  4. Forensic Convergence: We look for independent agreement across isolated traditions and disciplines.

DOCUMENTATION

VIEW THE FULL METHODOLOGY

The Evidence Ledger is the central artifact of this project. It separates what is being claimed from why we believe it. For the complete definitions of all 10 Candidate Ontologies and the full Catalog of Constraints, review the detailed documentation below.