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3.14
Awareness existing "in theory" before matter
  
  Remembering we are attempting to discover a working model, rather than prove core answers give us a clue in itself in how to answer the "rules of matter" argument.  
3.14.1 A theoretical model  
  For argument sake, what if were trying to create the universe in our minds? Because we are talking about creation in the context of the universe of our minds, there is no need to worry about reality concerning the "rules and matter" argument. If we want to dream that elephants can fly, then in a microsecond we need only to think of it to make it happen.  
  In our theoretical world, could matter come before rules? or in theory could rules come before matter?  
  Even in a theoretical world, matter cannot come before rules  
  Even imagining the most basic of all things, a dot on a blank page representing matter in dimension can't exist without some essential rules of existence. The very notion of existence and even of non-existence is references to models- the concept of existence, the concept of non-existence.  
  Matter coming first before definition, before existence, is simply not possible. It follows that the concept of existence must precede any kind of actual existence- even in our theoretical test laboratory in our minds.  
3.14.2 A theoretical model where rules exist before matter  
  The only answer- the only answer out of four options that holds to be true is that rules can exist before matter in theory.  
  In other words, there is nothing to say that the concept of existence itself cannot exist prior to matter existing. Its simply that the notion of actual existence does not take place until matter exists.  
  Unfortunately, the use of the word "exist" and so many variations makes the words used above seem like a tongue twister. In the next section, we consider a clearer definition of the notion of "rules before matter".  
   
 
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