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Why is there Something rather than Nothing?

11/6/2010

 
A question that's bugged philosophers for some time is 'why is there something rather than nothing?' This is a difficult question because there IS something, and so we can't even begin to fathom that there could be a situation where there is nothing.

But why?

Why do we exist?

Why does God exist?

Why is there something, rather than nothing?
Billy Gauat
11/7/2010 09:12:25 am

We have a universe of something rather than nothing because the state of "nothing" is UNSTABLE. For the details read "The Self-Generating Universe". It will explain it all.

Nathan link
11/7/2010 10:07:26 am

Thanks Bill. I'll have to check out the reference.

Although, based on the title alone and your thoughts on the stability of nothingness, it may be more of a scientific explanation rather than the philosophical one I was looking for.

Thoughts?

Perception link
11/8/2010 08:38:53 am

I guess a philosophical way of looking at nothing is that there must be something looking at the nothing for the nothing to be recognised as nothing, so it must be something - at least to the sensor anyway. Is this a I think therefore I am or it is all an illusion this reality we seek? There cannot be nothing when to be a no thing is to be something that is able to be described. Therefore there must be something describing the nothing and again we're back to a something experiencing the nothing. In spiritual sense it can be argued that to believe in God the nothing is something and the something is nothing for God is in the eye of the beholder who must be a something to consider that there is nothing. So when is something nothing? The Universe is unstable because if it wasn't we wouldn't be here. Does this mean that the Universe is a something or a nothing. My guess is Who knows? I certainly don't and no matter how much science is applied to the subject it will always remain a matter for your own experience to determine.
You have a lovely thoughtful website and I'd be interested in your thoughts on the matter of change if you have a moment.

Jeffery link
11/8/2010 01:24:35 pm

I simply can only think because something is always better than nothing. Wonderful webpage by the way, it is a real pleasure reading it!

Sincerely,
Jeffery


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    Nathan Key likes to think about faith and philosophy and talk about it with others. He lives with his family in New Hampshire. He doesn't always refer to himself in the third person.
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