The Law of Continuity of Being: The Speed of Light as Ontological Anchor — From Causal Coherence to Universal Ethics
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: This preprint develops an ontological interpretation of the speed of light, arguing that (c) is not merely a kinematic limit or an energetic barrier, but a constitutive anchor of material existence. Within the framework of the Law of Continuity of Being (LCS), material identity depends on the preservation of coherent causal relations through time. The finitude of causal propagation, expressed physically by (c), is therefore interpreted as a structural condition for temporal sequence, material identity, and causal coherence. The paper presents the four axioms of the LCS, with particular emphasis on Axiom Sum and Axiom Continuitas. It then examines the ontological prohibition against exceeding (c), contrasts this account with the standard relativistic energy-based explanation, and introduces an analogy between spacetime and distributed systems through the CAP theorem. Time dilation is reinterpreted as differential causal update rate or causal bandwidth redistribution. The paper also addresses the photon paradox through two possible resolutions: the photon as ontological exception and (c) as an asymptotic horizon. Finally, the paper extends the same ontological structure toward ethics, arguing that the shared causal condition of all material entities grounds the maxim: sum ergo debeo; debeo ergo pax — I am, therefore I owe; I owe, therefore peace. This preprint is part of a broader research program on the Law of Continuity of Being.
Author: Barraza, Guillermo C.
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7163016752
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