Is There a Cosmological Model That Considers All Possible Laws of Physics?

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The discussion centers on the inquiry into cosmological models that consider a sum over all possible laws of physics, akin to the No Boundary model proposed by Stephen Hawking and James Hartle. The No Boundary model specifically addresses compact Euclidean metrics to explain the universe's origin. However, the consensus reached in the forum is that no existing model effectively encapsulates a sum over all conceivable laws of physics, rendering the phrase "sum over all possible laws" as lacking substantive meaning.

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Is it there any model or theory (related to cosmology) that postulates a sum over all possible laws of physics?
Hawking and Hartle proposed a well-known model which postulated a sum over all possible histories considering all compact euclidean metrics to explain the origin of the universe (this is called the No Boundary model).

I was wondering whether there is any model or theory (related to cosmology) that postulates a sum over all possible histories of the universe with all possible laws of physics? I mean, any model similar to the No Boundary proposal by Hawking and Hartle but not only considering all the possible laws from all compact Euclidean metrics, but considering all the possible laws of physics that we could model or think of?
 
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Summary:: Is it there any model or theory (related to cosmology) that postulates a sum over all possible laws of physics?
No. The words "sum over all possible laws" is just a way of stringing words together without meaning.

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