Working paper / extension
The Deep Past Problem
Record-Based Ontology and the status of cosmological reconstruction.
Overview
The deep past does not become unreal, but it is accessed through disciplined reconstruction from present records. Cosmology remains scientifically powerful, while naive realism about primitive deep-past facthood becomes less secure.
Role in the RBO project
This item belongs to the Extensions section of the RBO website. It should be read according to its status label: Working paper / extension.
RBO is a BCT-derived philosophical framework for individuation. This item contributes to the project’s account of finite systems, stable traces/records, individuation, continuity, correction, and definite outcomes, while BCT remains the physics-facing core where quantum measurement is concerned.