postcausality
Postcausality is a concept in theoretical physics that challenges the traditional understanding of causality, which posits that effects cannot precede their causes. Proposed by physicist Julian Barbour, postcausality suggests that the universe's evolution is not determined by a single, linear sequence of cause-and-effect events, but rather by a more complex interplay of factors.
In a postcausal universe, the present state of the universe is not solely determined by its past
Postcausality also implies that the universe has no preferred direction of time. In a causal universe, time
The concept of postcausality is still a topic of ongoing research and debate in the scientific community.