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  1. philosophy of science - What is nothing? - Philosophy Stack …

    Apr 29, 2015 · In that sense, emptiness is a physical force, and empty space is a real thing, not a 'nothing'. At the same time the Parmenidean 'Nothing' as a supernatural construct also just …

  2. nothingness - Does something necessarily come from nothing ...

    Oct 21, 2024 · Nothing = something + less than nothing. "Less than nothing" is another name for gravity. Sounds like somebody's crazy theory, huh? But it is one of the amazing things that …

  3. existence - Something from nothing - Philosophy Stack Exchange

    May 23, 2025 · Something had to exist to create the Universe, since it cannot come from nothing. Emphasis mine. This is not true. Violate time-translation symmetry, i.e. with Universal …

  4. How can something come from nothing? - Philosophy Stack …

    Oct 29, 2023 · Before big bang, there was nothing that was giving rise to particle-antiparticle pair(s), possibly for infinite time, if we insist to define time in that context. There must be …

  5. What happens when nothing happens? - Philosophy Stack Exchange

    Mar 15, 2022 · Nothing is the negation of logical categories, defined by context. 'I'm doing nothing' would involve many biological processes, but a specific contextually relevant negation of say, …

  6. epistemology - On knowing nothing - Philosophy Stack Exchange

    Dec 3, 2024 · The Dutch 19th century writer Multatuli (the first to vehemently criticize Dutch colonialism in Indonesia) once wrote this variantion on the Liar: "Perhaps nothing is completely …

  7. metaphysics - What is nothing - Philosophy Stack Exchange

    Jun 6, 2016 · Nothing is a problematic term; user of this term, considering nothing as a noun, are often at risk to run into linguistic traps. As you correctly state, the original meaning of the terms …

  8. Nothingness cannot be. Does that imply something must be?

    Self-rejection, or nothing, is an inherent possibility or option of being which happens often with it. That also implies nothing is always partial: only when being disperses and doesn't vanish …

  9. Is there a specific sense of possibility (epistemic, logical ...

    Dec 29, 2024 · If "nothingness" is only contingently a possibility, that implies that there always was something: the potential to be something; hence, nothingness can only be possible if it is …

  10. Is there a philosophy which argues that nothing exists?

    Oct 29, 2012 · The word 'God' may be used for this 'Nothing' that lies beyond all diversity, but this language would be optional. It would be impossible for there to ever be a true Nothing, but the …

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