What is it that determines what exists?

Question

What exists and what doesn't: Who or what gets to decide?

Another way to say it, why do stars, planets, atoms, living organisms, etc. exist, why do those exist and not others...like grape jelly, floating around in space.

I'm not refering to humans or animals, etc. But, the universe, dark matter, multiverses (if they exist) fake universes etc.

Answer 1

:)

silent


peace

Answer 2

Perception. Everything I see exists and God doesn't. Me. Respectively. Grape jelly does not exist in space because it is far too complicated to have been spontaneously created in the tumultuous environs of space. However, on Earth, over billions of years, life has evolved to a point that sentient humans can smash up grapes, add preservatives, sugar and whatever other ingredients (all highly complicated, and nearly impossible to spontaneously duplicate in any relevant quantity in the hectic destruction and creation of nebulae, planets, stars and galaxies in space) together and make this delicious concoction. And then they can spread it over bread with some peanut butter on another slice and sigh in ecstasy.

However, creation does happen in space for larger things, like asteroids, stars, planets, gas giants, ice dwarves, black holes, nebulae, quasars...which is why the really complicated stuff only happens in more stable environments, like the surface of Earth. Grape jelly couldn't survive near a pulsar. :)

It's all chance, and how lucky are we to be alive and able to enjoy things like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with a glass of milk and a good book?

Oh, because you seem to be insinuating, God didn't do it. Right? Right.

Answer 3

When people say I exist and God exist these two statements are not equal. Why? Well because to say that something (Exists) is to say that it has a certain property. For example if I say that I have a hand. One property that defines my having a hand is that it is attached to my arm. It has fingers, a palm etc.. Well when we say things (Exist) the word exist has certain properties as well.
Property - Everything that exist is dependent upon relative realms of scope and possibility. I exist but am dependent upon a brain, atoms, molecules, water, blood etc... Trees exist but is dependent upon roots, soil, photosynthesis etc.... Atoms and sub-atomic particles exist but is dependent upon other atoms and sub atomic particles. I.E. Proton, Electron, Neutron
Therefore "I" meet a property of existence which "God" does not. Because God is said to be an all powerful being. Which means he would not be dependent upon relative realms of scope and possibility.
Another thing is that everything that exist has a limit. I was not born in Tehran, i`am not a female, I do not have red hair etc... When you compare all of these things to the few things I do have etc... I`am 25 years old, I`am a male, my name is Ken.... We get our "Identity."

Everything that exist has a limit which gives it identity. God is said to be a limitless being. To talk of things that have no limit is to talk of nothing.

The concept of God exist in the minds of believers. And that to is dependent upon realitive realms of scope and possiblity.
I.e. A brain, brain cells, imagination etc.

But since the concept of God is only dependent upon an imagnitive brain and nothing in the phsyical world, we can conclude that God exist only in imagination and not in the physical or any other world.

Answer 4

Science says everything exists at the same time at every point in space, you decide what you want to exist and it exists.

Answer 5

nature gets to decide what stays and what goes... humans are being put on the list to be extinct.... look at the plant life the animals the insects... all very healthy and getting healed by nature... humans are the only ones subject to vast epidemics and illnesses and not getting healed by nature.. and if humans don't start changing their views about nature there will be no turning back... Religion and Nature are not compatible... either religion will have to go or those that practice it will...

Answer 6

Well, if you think like Descartes then you know you exist because you think about existing. -Cogito ergo sum.- I think, therefore I am. Unfortunately, this does not prove that everything else exists, and this is where empirical evidence comes in to play. We must use our senses and decide what is real and not real to us. No one can decide that for you.

Answer 7

Science can answer what. Religion answers why.

Edit: Grape jelly can float around in space. If an astronaut dropped some while eating breakfast.

I think it's time for you to go to bed. Your mind is wandering.

Answer 8

Whatever gets named and defined, exists.

Whatever loses its meaning, no longer exists.

That was easy; got any hard questions?

Answer 9

You decide, just look in a MIRROR? will you see someone EXISTING?

Answer 10

Father God of course