2006-11-23 07:17:46 · 20 answers · asked by Big Bruv 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
You're not predicating on non-existence but some other property of objects, or property of properties. Common language is at fault.
"An atom is 1 part nucleus, .000001 part electron, and 99 parts nothing" -- the space between each object is vast, so space exists! No. The particles exist, essentially. They are distant from each other: space is a relation. Space is vast: the relation has a non-constitutive property.
There is no such object.
"Space" makes no sense without objects.
Einstein showed us this.
Quantum physicists predicate on space all the time however, calling space spherical &c. Or that vacuum gives rise to matter. But these cases of 'nothing' have further bits to them: they are still relations of objects. The law-like behavior of gravity cannot be filtered out of a vacuum, as with electro-magnetic forces.
Space and vacuum are useful theoretical devices, but we should not mistake our observation of there being 'nothing' in a field of observation for there actually existing an object 'nothing'.
It's so easy to derive anything from equivocations once you postulate it in the naive way. As can be seen in Jim Nolt at the end of his article: http://dbanach.com/holt.htm
2006-11-23 07:38:40 · answer #1 · answered by -.- 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Some implies that something exists in a particular place and time that matter occupies space. Therefore in the spaces between atoms and sub atomic particle there is no matter existing in those spaces. space implies a vacuume an absence of matter and energy. Cold is the absence of heat therefore if there exists a temperature where there exists no energy, no heat ,no light, no movement, either molecular or atomic, more of a state of non-existence,(I assure such a state of non-existance exists) then there is a Nothing. Nothing =the Abscence of a thing an existance and there are things that just don't exist.
2006-11-23 16:06:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
An absence of existence is nothing...but then to describe this absence requires words which do exist...so maybe we can only understand non-existence through individual perception.
Therefore it is true to say that there is no such thing as 'nothing'...but we cannot tell each other about it...So...Shhhhh!
2006-11-23 15:50:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on what your talking about in some cases theres no such thing but sometimes there is nothing
2006-11-23 16:01:11 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing as nothing. Nothing doesn't exist. For example, when someone asks you what's up, and you say "Nothing", that's not true. Are you really doing nothing? You're breathing, you're thinking... that's something. Some people say that nothing is space. Well, space is SOMETHING. Nothing is something. The idea of "nothing" as we know it doesn't exist.
2006-11-23 15:29:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
In terms of science, there is no such thing as nothing. Even deep, deep space isn't nothing--there are stray atoms and molecules scattered around. Even where there are no solid bits and pieces in deep space, there is energy of one kind or another. There is no such thing as no THING.
2006-11-23 15:27:02 · answer #6 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
No such thing,lol
2006-11-23 15:35:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
there is such a thing as nothing
and you can even buy it
http://nothinginthebox.com/
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2006-11-23 15:34:54 · answer #8 · answered by KT Jane 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing -- zero -- 0 -- is an invention of Arab mathematicians.
And a very useful idea it has turned out to be.
2006-11-24 04:01:10 · answer #9 · answered by Iain 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing is a reference of absence;it is not referent to a specific thing. So it is true to say that.
2006-11-23 15:19:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋