Zero Before God: On Consciousness, Order, and the Human Need for Authority

Abstract

Description This project presents Zero Before God: A Philosophical Inquiry into Consciousness, Order, and Authority, a conceptual philosophical work examining the relationship between zero, infinity, consciousness, and the human tendency to posit authority behind existence. The study argues that zero is not a mathematical invention but a pre-conceptual reality that precedes symbolic formulation, and that infinity is not its opposite but its expressive limit. Drawing on non-theistic philosophical traditions and reflective analysis, the work challenges the assumption that order requires a governing agent. It explores how the concept of God emerges from psychological and social patterns of authority rather than from direct insight into reality. Consciousness, love, and freedom are examined not as divine attributes, but as human descriptions of an indivisible, unmanaged ground of existence. The inquiry is non-theological, non-empirical, and does not rely on religious doctrine or experimental methods. Its aim is not to promote belief or disbelief, but to clarify foundational assumptions that shape metaphysical, social, and philosophical thought. This project contributes to discussions in philosophy of consciousness, metaphysics, non-theistic traditions, and critiques of authority-based models of order.