What does "self-caused" mean?

Of self-sufficient causality/causation.

Self-caused

Q: What is a synonym for "self-caused"?

Common synonyms include: autogenous, autogonic, autogonous, metalogically self-sufficient, self-causal, self-composed.

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Of self-sufficient causality/causation. not-comparable
"If the theory of everything exists, it necessarily has to be self-caused, otherwise it will be merely a partial theory; but the mathematical definition of everything is undecidable, no single set may hold its supposed components, thus the theory of everything by definition does not exist."

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autogenous autogonic autogonous metalogically self-sufficient self-causal self-composed

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"If the theory of everything exists, it necessarily has to be self-caused, otherwise it will be merely a partial theory; but the mathematical definition of everything is undecidable, no single set may hold its supposed components, thus the theory of everything by definition does not exist."

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