But will a "quantum vacuum" hold that state perpetually for all time? Or is it a transient state? Can an infinite quantum vacuum exist on the outskirts of the universe for all time and if so, what does that say about nonexistence existing? — Derrick Huesits
The vacuum is prior to spacetime – an expanding fluctuation – and not merely coterminous with it. — 180 Proof
The gospel of anonymous. ¹ Once upon a time there were wobbly relativistic quantum fields, and time was more spacelike. ² Asymptotically, a condition was reached whereby symmetry-breaking and positive expansion came to be. ³ And so the humble beginnings of our universe emerged from edge-free primordial nature.
Go ahead and form it better, — Derrick Huesits
we are just left with space. But space is still a thing, so as long as we only talk the material it poses no issue for us. — Derrick Huesits
My point is the familiar one, that it can't be made well-formed. That is, it is ungrammatical.
Existence can be treated as a second-order predicate, as in ∃(x)f(x); non-existence might be the negation: ~∃(x)f(x). But you would treat non-existence as a property, and then attribute that property to nothing - or something like that.
It's not even a contradiction. — Banno
Of course it can. The non-existence of a lot of money in my bank account, for example, or the free Ferrari in my driveway - or my driveway, for that matter. These are all very real non-existences. And don't forget square circles and their ilk.Non-existence can't exist — Derrick Huesits
What's your take on ideas, for certainly they exist, and seemingly free of all that constrains and restricts material things. How is the number two, for example, affected by things, & etc.?-something which exists carries certain attributes: is affected by things, effects things, takes up space and encompasses time — Derrick Huesits
Non-existence can't exist -so, there must be infinite existence in all directions for all time — Derrick Huesits
The term "non-existence" and the concept connected to it are quite tricky when it comes to their usage, as I will show.Non-existence can't exist — Derrick Huesits
How is this --and more specifically "infinity"-- derived from the statement "Non-existence can't exist"? And then, "what directions"? Do you mean everywhare in space?so, there must be infinite existence in all directions for all time — Derrick Huesits
Well, I think this needs to be worked on grammatically somehow ...something which exists carries certain attributes: is affected by things, effects things, takes up space and encompasses time — Derrick Huesits
Right. The concept of God (or a Supreme Being) can only be grasped on a purely logical basis. But this is not something new ... On the other hand, I can't see how all the attributes you have mentioned that could be attributed to God are derived from "non-existence".thus, the notion of God can be grasped from a purely logical standpoint — Derrick Huesits
Infinity isn't a thing, but a perpetuation of a thing or state of being, a property. In your argument, you treat it as a thing which it is not. — Derrick Huesits
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