In the pre-universe either something comes from nothing or there was an eternal and immaterial (no-thing) first existant. It is so simple. — val p miranda
I don't see it as a valid question, more like a waste of time. — Darkneos
There is no "nothing" which is an alternative to something and would exist if there wasn't something. — Ciceronianus the White
Nothing = The empty set = { } — TheMadFool
The empty set is not nothing. But it contains nothing. At least in naive set theory. :nerd: — jgill
{ } is a subset of A, { } has N as an element. So A = {x, y, N} — TheMadFool
Ergo, Nothing is impossible. That's why there's something. — TheMadFool
Since N is an element of A, it is something: an element of A. :worry: — jgill
I'm so glad you have proven this to your satisfaction. It shows that something is nothing to worry about. Thank you. :up: — jgill
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