For instance, I went to the store and bought nothing. I bought something, which is "nothing". I know it's weird but it's fun to think about it.
2006-06-10 18:16:34 · 13 answers · asked by Enigma 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Nothing can be zero, zip, zilch, the big empty.
But nothing can also be the creative void, waiting for something to happen. Imagination and creativity can make all the difference.
2006-06-10 18:51:11 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 7 · 59⤊ 0⤋
Qua abstract concept "nothing" has positive status.
Tell me void or "space" doesn't have attributes like extension.
Or that without any "things" in the world nothing would still BE.
Buying nothing heh.. Whenever I do buy "something," the custom of being a customer inculcates us into the reality of the object, all the while it's surplus value has whithered, it's composed of 99% void and the other 1% we're not sure is force or what. It's already becoming nothing. Cash register as seance of being.
2006-06-11 01:38:23 · answer #2 · answered by -.- 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only extent to which nothing can be something, is the physical word "nothing".
It obviously is taking up space in this message when I type "nothing", so something must be there. However, in a larger perspective, you can not take something from nothing.
For instance: if you divide the number 0 by 999999999999 you'll still end up with nothing.
2006-06-11 01:23:26 · answer #3 · answered by Steven B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How much did you pay for that nothing? I think you got ripped off. You should go back to the store with an empty bag and a blank receipt, and demand to speak to the manager. Then when they look at you like you're some kind of fruit, pull out a gun and rob them.
2006-06-11 06:10:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is the product called 'Nothing'?
anyhow, if you have an idea of nothing, you at least have an idea, and an idea is something.
I don't really think it is fun. How can nothing be fun? once you give a property to nothing it becomes something, so now you have not nothing, but fun.
see what you did :(
2006-06-11 02:07:21 · answer #5 · answered by mike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing is something. To create as an origin nothing has to be present.One creates from nothing. If you try to create from something you're just changing something. So in order to create something you first have to be able to create nothing.
To make sure a person doesn't find out who he is, convince him that he can't really make anything disappear.
All that's left then is to resist, solve, fix, help or change things.
That's trying to make something out of something. Try clearing your thoughts to nothing. No judgment of self or people, no reactive picture or feeling. Now that's fun to think about!
2006-06-11 02:53:08 · answer #6 · answered by mikey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing is a space filler. 0 is a digit used to indicate that there is nothing there, yet you can work with it, so it has to be part of something. even a Void has effects as if it is something. I think that nothing is a very crucial part of something. if there was no nothing, there would be no measurment for something.
2006-06-11 02:09:11 · answer #7 · answered by hobo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me tell you something...
these things that you said means a something became nothing actually.
2006-06-11 01:25:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the respective definitions in your mind. in my mind, something is concrete as in discrete from nothing. so no
2006-06-11 01:22:41 · answer #9 · answered by inquisiitor-paradoxical anwerer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing is a part of everything!
2006-06-11 03:54:01 · answer #10 · answered by ciute 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most time nothing is something :)
2006-06-11 11:24:49 · answer #11 · answered by nini 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋