So the cosmos begins from a zero, nothing. — Beena
Only that? That's quite modest! :grin:I only want to know why life is there. — Beena
Or something out of nothing? This is a legitimate philosophical issue. — jgill
Is there a representation of nothing, that as a maths prof, you accept as meeting/satisfying its concept? — universeness
Certainly hard to resist so you are forgiven for doing so.I'm tempted to say,Nothing I can think of. — jgill
My question is does this 'mathematically' satisfy the notion?How about an element of the empty set? — jgill
But does this mean (I'm asking semi-rhetorically) that the nothing you and I have in mind is impossible? — Manuel
Wondering if your own orientation in philosophy had anything to say about this... — Manuel
The 'something from nothing' proposal makes no sense. — universeness
No existent can satisfy the notion of nothing — universeness
Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met a man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
I wish, I wish he'd go away...
I thought this post on Quora from Victor Toth was relevant — universeness
“Virtual particles” are called such because they are not real. They do not exist. They are pieces of mathematical fiction.~~ Victor Toth — universeness
Toth is excellent. — jgill
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