We do not know if the universe has a purpose. Entities are not just geometric point particles.
Was the universe created, or is it just there?
Most religions offer answers in their holy texts, but these are not consistent with scientific findings regarding the creation of the universe.
Introducing esoteric historical explanations of the universe would introduce uncontrollable elements of metaphysics in the discussion. We want to respect the mores of physicists who may wish to keep metaphysics out of the discussion. Despite this, with the introduction of the theory of quantum physics, it became inevitable. There are now serious scientific suggestions about what might happen between two subsequent Planck periods, even though this cannot be observed and thus is not open to objective validation.
It is also a metaphysical problem to accept point particles as having no spatial extension. As human beings, we observe the impact of manifestations and relate these manifestations to point particles. We observe these manifestations compounded in objects around us and can barely imagine that these objects are constructs of massive numbers of fundamental point particles. Therefore, what is the nature of a point particle? Many questions of this type are still open.
In this study, there are references to subjects that are in a sense also metaphysical of nature, similar to the nonspatial character of a point particle. Such references will be entities, causality, free will, free energy. These notions will require a specific declaration of assumptions and first principles as recognized in this study.
The term “entity” will preferably be used rather than a point particle. The term entity is meant to avoid the idea that we encounter “particles.” In this study an entity is something that exists by itself: something that is separate from other things and can be observed by their spatial manifestations.
If, for any reason, a reader still prefers to avoid the word ‘entity’ due to an ontological argument, they can use the term ‘virtual part’ or even ‘point particle.’