Thought without logic can be tricky.
No beginning-to have a beginning means there was once 'nothing'. 'Nothing' is fine-'something' coming from nothing is not fine. (or it may be) . The other possibility is that 'something' has always been. This poses the obvious question- what can be without beginning or end? The answer is fairly simple- It is the ability to ask the question. What if, let's say, that 'nothing' can be without beginning or end. That is 'nothing' exists. 'Nothing' is the 'something' that has no beginning or end and the thing that has always been and is.So what is the 'something' that is 'nothing'?
"prove all things"- St Paul
"if you stare into the abyss too long, you will see it stare back into you"- can't remember who said that
2006-12-04 12:40:40 · 16 answers · asked by plop 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Thank you modules for reinforming me.
2006-12-04 12:47:13 · update #1
Standupphilosopher-- Does this not suggest that 'nothing' comes from the ideas?
2006-12-04 12:57:12 · update #2
aatayaab=-- "I" am the 'nothingness'.
2006-12-04 12:58:41 · update #3
SimplyJes-- Or everything is nothing.
2006-12-04 13:00:14 · update #4
lilchris-- in addressing the question imp;ies nothing is god-god is nothing. God is everything nothing is everything. everything is something, infinity is nothing nothing is infinity everything is god nothing is nothing everything is everything god is god infinity is infinity and so on.
2006-12-04 13:04:52 · update #5
Standupphilosopher-- Then nothing is an idea (boundless)?
2006-12-04 13:13:20 · update #6
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks into you.
—Nietzsche
Excellent point above!
2006-12-04 12:46:08 · answer #1 · answered by modules 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
quote 'everything that has a beginning has an end'. well if that is true then all must things must have an end, including the universe. that also suggests that there cannot be a god because how did he begin or did he have a beggining. the way i see it is that there has to be something unique infinite eternal that is above all physical laws boundaries and has no beginning or end. and that one thing can only be a higher being... god. unless anyone can prove otherwise then thats what i'll believe. ps no one can prove that there is no god, its just a matter of whether you find it plausible that there is one.
2006-12-04 20:54:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing can be without a beginning or an end, and everything also be without a count. Nothing and everything therefore is the same. when something contemplate its own entirety it reduces to be nothing by being everything. This is why the universe has not limits as there is nothing out of it and everything is in it.
2006-12-05 10:26:59 · answer #3 · answered by Shahid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
babe your thinking is crazy, honestly. philosophy is a part of you that asks impossible questions to answer. I asked something and it was where does space end, if jam is in a jar, the jar is in the fridge is ,in the room the room is in the house where does it end ? If the universe is in space and space ends what is outside space. I asked this a few years ago and the guy ended up in mental hospital. But the best answer was from this site, the guy said let me know when you get to the bottom of the jam jar because I love jam. in other words dont think about it it do your head in. another one does a tree in a forest make a noise when it falls down if no-one can hear it fall.
2006-12-04 21:47:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothiing is just a word its not a object or anything nothing is nothing. Nothing as in nothing as an object or anything has ever exisited because you cant create something with nothing. there had to be something before something to create it. this could mean a higher power but then that must have come from somewhere and not from nothing. i just asked more questions in trying to answer it sorry!
2006-12-05 12:08:26 · answer #5 · answered by Drazic 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was something formless and perfect
before the universe was born.
It is serene. Empty.
Solitary. Unchanging.
Infinite. Eternally present.
It is the mother of the universe.
For lack of a better name,
I call it the Tao.
2006-12-04 21:11:38 · answer #6 · answered by Nobody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have they let you out on day release again?
At least it proves you are making some progress. Keep taking the meds and stay away from the green stuff.
2006-12-05 08:25:54 · answer #7 · answered by bluenose 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is the SECRET that i have and alas, you made it open!!! i truly believe in that "NOTHINGNESS" and frankly i enjoy most whenever thinking or spending my time without thinking much about anything around me. this gives me relaxation and the kind of STARTER that i need to STRIKE anything purposeful in my life. since that coming from the NOTHING to the PURPOSE gives me a HUGE power, many around me are astonished about the energy I got. you can try that "NOTHINGNESS" yourself too!!!
2006-12-04 20:49:28 · answer #8 · answered by Amir 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing comes from nothing.
Nothing ever could.
So somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good
Ergo
Nothing is nothing
Something is good
Duh!!!
2006-12-05 05:39:44 · answer #9 · answered by JonBovi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ideas are a something that comes from nothing.
example: art.
2006-12-04 20:48:55 · answer #10 · answered by Stand-up Philosopher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋