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  1. philosophy of mathematics - How can zero exist if zero is nothing ...

    Oct 16, 2023 · I understand why it has to exist, but how can zero exist, if zero is nothing, then nothing is something witch means that zero cant exist, I have seen similar questions but I still don't get it, he

  2. nothingness - Does something necessarily come from nothing ...

    Oct 21, 2024 · Throughout the history of time, it has been almost everyone’s intuition that something cannot come from nothing. That intuition is so strong that many can’t even imagine this to be false. …

  3. How can something come from nothing? - Philosophy Stack Exchange

    Oct 29, 2023 · The question should be 'How can something come out of nothing' not 'Why cannot something come out of nothing'. Stephen Hawkings has recently argued as to how the universe can …

  4. If nothing is preventing something from existing, must it exist?

    Sep 25, 2023 · There is nothing to prevent me from creating a passible likeness of Bertrand Russell by carving a turnip- that does not mean that I must create it. Indeed, were that not the case, my house …

  5. Why is there something instead of nothing? - Philosophy Stack Exchange

    'Nothing' might be a result of 'something'. There was always 'something' but this 'something' is not always the same. Sometimes it changes in to 'something' else. This means that the 'something else' …

  6. truth - There is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so. Are ...

    Nov 23, 2023 · There is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so. Are these words of Shakespeare,inspired by Marcus Aurelius, true? Ask Question Asked 2 years, 1 month ago Modified …

  7. epistemology - On knowing nothing - Philosophy Stack Exchange

    Dec 3, 2024 · The Dutch 19th century writer Multatuli (the first to vehemently criticize Dutch colonialism in Indonesia) once wrote this variantion on the Liar: "Perhaps nothing is completely true, and even …

  8. Is there a philosophy which argues that nothing exists?

    Is or was there a philosophy which examines a hypothesis that in fact nothing "exists" except maybe questions? I know there are philosophies that state that reality is a simulation etc. but I mean...

  9. All I know is that I know nothing. Does this statement of Socrates ...

    Nov 18, 2023 · Regardless of attribution, this could be interpreted as profound wisdom or a suggestion that things are ultimately unknowable. It certainly seems to indicate humility. Does any of this still …

  10. logic - Can something be nothing? - Philosophy Stack Exchange

    Yet even though nothing is something, something is something in itself, and therefore can not be nothing. This could also apply to "Can something be anything (or everything)?".