
How do we actually reason/think/comprehend about nothing?
Jan 3, 2026 · 4 I know it has been an age old topic of discussion, 'can we imagine nothing', 'why something rather than nothing', but recently I stumbled upon this thought that 'absolute nothing' isn't …
existence - What is "Nothing"? - Philosophy Stack Exchange
Oct 6, 2022 · Nothing is not something humans, in general, have access to. The moment you have the word nothing, you have something. A single thought is a million miles away from nothing. To sit down …
Why is there something instead of nothing? - Philosophy Stack Exchange
'Nothing' might be a result of 'something'. There was always 'something' but this 'something' is not always the same. Sometimes it changes in to 'something' else. This means that the 'something else' …
nothingness - Does something necessarily come from nothing ...
Oct 21, 2024 · Throughout the history of time, it has been almost everyone’s intuition that something cannot come from nothing. That intuition is so strong that many can’t even imagine this to be false. …
Something vs Nothing. Reality of 0? - Philosophy Stack Exchange
Feb 8, 2022 · Is nothing really nothing or is it something? Like is 0 something or nothing? And if nothing is something then would it be right to say that if nothing existed, something existed. And something …
logic - Can something be nothing? - Philosophy Stack Exchange
Yet even though nothing is something, something is something in itself, and therefore can not be nothing. This could also apply to "Can something be anything (or everything)?".
How can something come from nothing? - Philosophy Stack Exchange
Oct 29, 2023 · The question should be 'How can something come out of nothing' not 'Why cannot something come out of nothing'. Stephen Hawkings has recently argued as to how the universe can …
What is nothing? - Philosophy Stack Exchange
Apr 29, 2015 · 5 Krauss' definition of nothing is the result of the allergy contemporary physicists get from philosophy; the philosopher David Albert posted a crushing criticism of the book in response and …
philosophy of mathematics - How can zero exist if zero is nothing ...
Oct 16, 2023 · I understand why it has to exist, but how can zero exist, if zero is nothing, then nothing is something witch means that zero cant exist, I have seen similar questions but I still don't get it, he
Why does something exist, and not nothing? [closed]
Nov 7, 2023 · I have a seemingly easy looking question, but I couldn't unfortunately find an answer to it, or rather a definitive one, that leaves no doubts. The question is, If there is a thing, what does it …