Can the necessity of existence be deduced from logic alone?

Question

Have any famous scientists or mathematician tried? What did the conclude? Why is there something, rather than nothing?

Answer 1

wtf

Answer 2

I don't believe in God any more because of a tragic motor scooter and gun accident that blew off my left foot and three fingers. I often wonder that if I saw Bozo naked would I think that chocolate milk cannot be sold in stores in a plastic container, or could it? That is a very deep and philosophical question that many great people like Coach Ditka and Jesus could not answer when they went before a grand jury for illegal dancing in Utah. Just because Van Halen does not play at your grammar school dance doesn't mean that you have missed out in life or did something wrong. You have to move past those issues and begin to address the fact that Men are from Mars and Women are from Saturn. I once fed a dead rat to a blind man in a tossed salad and he was not happy with the dressing I picked for him. Do you ever reflect on the meaning of extra large shrimp or why plumbers don't lay plumbs when bricklayers lay bricks? Dance freely and don't forget to wear sunscreen when you go to the bowling alley. The government and aliens want you to stop smoking and you are just falling into their plan and trap. Think about all the people in the phone book that cannot play the piano or shoot a cross bow. Why is that? I cannot explain this to anyone unless they open their mind to free thoughts and the acceptance that dogs can teach humans to create a clean burning combustible engine to put in our automobiles. I do generally wear only women's orange panties when I cut the lawn in the morning. I think that is the best answer that I can provide with this limited amount of time and research.

Answer 3

Life is magic. So yes, the necessity of existance can be deduced by the fact that we are capable of thought. Logic is not logical. It is magic as well. Many have pondered the why is there something rather than nothing. The reason why we exist is to wonder why we exist. We just do.

Answer 4

the necessity of existence CAN be deduced from logic alone.

LOGIC does NOT require experimental proof of acceptance.
it only requires that something makes sense.

Logically speaking, EXISTENCE is a necessity so that the UNIVERSE can exist.

All sentient beings ( i.e intelligent ) arose so that they can contemplate the universe they are in. the universe existed before us BUT not in the traditional way of existing. it only existed as we know it since we started thinking of it the way we do ( i.e existing ).

Existence is just a word we use to describe what we see.

From a logical standpoint ( not necessarily scientific ) , our existence is necessary so that that the universe can exist.

Answer 5

No.

Logic only defines concepts of mind. It is logically as easy to define a unicorn as it is to define an ant.

The actual existence of things does not depend on their definition. There is no logical reason why there are no unicorns in the words. They just don't exist -- that's all.

Philosopher/mathematician Descartes (Cartesius) tried to prove the existence of God from the definition of God. His argument is usually considered flawed.

Answer 6

Yes, some have. Most notably two physicists came up with what is called the "Final Anthropic principle" which states that "Intelligent information-processing must come into existence in the Universe, and, once it comes into existence, it will never die out." You can read more about it on wikipedia, if you want.

Answer 7

Scientific method requires a set of experiments devised and conducted under controlled environments, collecting data, and analysis. It is impossible to test "nothing". And, who proved there is necessity of existence?

Answer 8

Yep--Rene Descartes

Initially, Descartes arrives at only a single principle: if I am being deceived, then surely "I" must exist. Most famously, this is known as [[cogito ergo sum,]] ("I think, therefore I am"). (These words do not appear in the Meditations, although he had written them in his earlier work Discourse on Method).

(Good news--you exist.)

Answer 9

You can't speak of necessity by itself... You "need something" in order to accomplish something else.

The question is incomplete, existence is needed... for what precisely?

Answer 10

Probably not. God created us to hav fellowship with Him!

Answer 11

because if there was nothing, you wouldn't be able to ask the question.