A newly proposed framework, "direct-sum quantum theory" or "Einstein-Rosen bridges," may help solve a major physics paradox, the conflict between quantum mechanics and general relativity, where quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime (QFTCS) sees spacetime as distinct but related regions. These bridges, or wormholes, are mathematical constructs that explain this connection. However, they may also be evidence of "geometric superselection sectors" in the cosmic microwave background. The discovery suggests that wormholes may be crucial to solving the biggest conflict in cosmic physics, where unitarity, a principle in quantum mechanics, appears to break when applied to extreme gravitational environments like those of a black hole. The new theory suggests that instead of viewing the universe as one existing state of spacetime, rather than one of the physical shortcuts through space, it stitches together the universe together.