Classical Newtonian physics

  • Space and time are absolute

Special relativity

  • Space and time are relative
  • The speed of light is an absolute constant

General relativity

  • The Equivalence Principle: gravity is indistinguishable from acceleration

Quantum mechanism

Cosmology

  • The Big Bang

Evolution

  • Replication, mutation, selection
  • The selfish gene

The anthropic principle

  • A landscape of possibilities populated by a megaverse of actualities