By Denis Hay
How Einstein’s quantum theory may reveal our future. Discover how small actions today could reshape tomorrow’s world.
Picture this: A scientist in 1905 scribbles equations in a Swiss patent office, unknowingly rewriting time. Fast-forward to today – our world feels like it’s spiralling: climate chaos, inequality, tech surveillance, and political apathy. What if this moment was always going to happen? And what if, like particles in quantum physics, our next move could shift the outcome?
Welcome to the edge of reality, where Einstein’s relativity and quantum theory collide with politics, society, and choice. This isn’t just science – it’s a roadmap for humanity.
Einstein’s theory of relativity shattered the classical view of time. He introduced the idea of the block universe – where time is the fourth dimension, and all moments (past, present, future) co-exist.
In this model:
• Time doesn’t flow – we move through it like walking through space.
• The future already exists, just as the past does.
Einstein himself said: “The distinction between past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.”
Real-World Reflection: Our political systems often feel resistant to change, as if stuck in loops. But that’s because the path forward already exists – we just haven’t reached it yet.
• Uncertainty Principle: We can’t know a particle’s position and speed at the same time.
• Entanglement: Particles are still connected across vast distances.
• Superposition: A particle can exist in multiple states until seen.
Ref: The Uncertainty Principle
Political decisions are often unpredictable. Like quantum particles, policies and political outcomes can shift dramatically based on seemingly minor inputs – a protest, a leaked document, a sudden economic report. These shifts echo quantum theory unpredictability, where we can only calculate probabilities, not certainties.
Global economies are deeply interconnected. Just as entangled particles affect one another across distance, economies ripple across borders. A policy change in one country can cause economic reverberations across the world, just as quantum theory entanglement links particles instantaneously. The COVID-19 pandemic and the 2008 financial crisis are real-world proofs of this complex entanglement.
Outcomes are still open – until we, collectively, observe or choose them. Much like a quantum state collapses into a definite outcome upon observation, societal futures remain fluid until collective decisions ‘lock in’ a path. Elections, referenda, public uprisings, and even viral social media movements act as measurements in our shared reality, defining the direction of our collective timeline.
This suggests that the future isn’t just something that happens to us – it’s something we participate in shaping, even if we don’t yet realise the full scope of our influence.
Let’s look at how quantum theory uncertainty and Einstein’s time apply to current global challenges:
1. Climate Crisis
We’re near tipping points. Each policy, protest, or act of resistance is like a quantum measurement – locking in one path or another.
2. Inequality and Injustice
These are entangled issues: poverty, education, and housing are interlinked. Solving one needs a broader, systemic approach – just like untangling quantum states.
3. Authoritarianism vs. Collective Awakening
We’re at a fork in the timeline: digital surveillance or grassroots democracy? Both outcomes exist. The question is: which one will we realise?
If we follow current trends – rising inequality, privatisation, political capture – the likely outcome is:
• Digital control over civil life.
• Climate-driven migration and resource wars.
• Widening gaps between rich and poor.
But quantum theory reminds us:
• Multiple outcomes are possible.
• Observation and action shape results.
A better future is also likely if enough citizens choose:
• Transparent governance
• Economic reform using Australia’s dollar sovereignty.
• Climate action led by Indigenous wisdom and science.
Studies prove that it doesn’t take a majority to spark massive change:
1. The 3.5% Rule (Erica Chenoweth)
Nonviolent protests that engaged at least 3.5% of a population succeeded in over 50% of cases. In Australia, that’s just 900,000 people. Source
2. Social Contagion & Network Theory
Once 10–25% of a population adopt an idea, it can spread rapidly across the majority. That’s how revolutions – and paradigm shifts – happen.
3. Historical Examples
From civil rights in the US to Indigenous land rights in Australia, change has always begun with a passionate few.
✅ We don’t need everyone – just enough committed people to influence the timeline.
The theories of Einstein and quantum theory physics offer not just explanations, but metaphors. We’re not passive in this timeline. We’re agents in a cosmic experiment where:
• Every choice matters
• The future isn’t fixed – it’s unfolding.
• Small actions today could change everything tomorrow.
The challenge? Recognise our power to shape the timeline – and use it.
Q: Is time travel real?
A: According to relativity, time dilation (slowing time) is real. But backward time travel is still theoretical.
Q: Do parallel universes exist?
A: The Many Worlds Interpretation suggests so, but there is no physical evidence – yet.
Q: Can ordinary people really shift global outcomes?
A: History and science say yes. Just 3.5% engagement can change a nation’s path.
Are you part of the 3.5% who will help choose the better timeline?
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Since TanTrump got back into the White House, chaos theory is more apposite.
"We’re at a fork in the timeline: digital surveillance or grassroots democracy?"
I once saw a poster whose visual feature was something resembling a stylised letter Y, except that instead of diverging the two upper arms ran parallel upwards from the base (like a tuning fork). It was rendered to represent the much talked about fork in the road (Kevin Rudd's preferred political metaphor). At the top of the poster were the words, QUANTUM JUNCTION. At the bottom, GET IN BOTH LANES. Schrodinger not only has a cat: he has a car as well. Here's a line from an unpublished manuscript: [The human iteration of the universe] cannot be what it is capable of becoming without risking its own self-destruction: it will either prove itself unfit to survive or it will continue to achieve ever greater inclusiveness in response to ever more blatant self-serving.