Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?

[Friends just call me Ross]

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(German philosopher, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, the man who  bequeathed us calculus and the binary system at the heart of modern computers, died 300 years ago, in 1716. 

 

Leibniz first posed the question that is the title of this topic.

 

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Why is there something rather than nothing?

 

Why is there is a universe at all? The question is a challenging one because it seems perfectly possible that there might have been nothing whatsoever – no Earth, no stars, no galaxies, no universe.

 

Leibniz thought that the fact that there is something and not nothing requires an explanation. 

 

The explanation he gave was that -

 

God wanted to create a universe – the best one possible – which makes God the simple reason that there is something rather than nothing.

 

https://earthsky.org/space/why-does-universe-exist

I am looking forward to meeting Mr. Leibniz.  

 

[➕👇 ꓤꓱꓷꓠꓵ🎵Tone]

I'm looking forward to understanding what a lot of these clever talk about...E=MC2? How do you come up with that?

Old (Downunder) Tone

[jake3328]

Sounds like a self defeating question.  Like, I can't type in English.  If there was nothing there would be no one to ask the question..

Edited January 31, 2021 by jake3328

[New World Explorer]

Often when I open my fridge I pose opposite question.... Why there is nothing rather then something? 
LOL 

[hatcheckgirl]

I struggle with philosophies.  I just don’t understand their arguments - it’s all babble to me.  I’m glad Mr Liebnitz gave the right answer 😆.

[Beyond the Sky]

A simple yet pleasing explanation from this philosopher. 

[Sister Twister]

interesting to see what he makes of the 'something' in the paradise

[EccentricM]

100%

 

I think on this sometimes, how amazing it is how any of us exist at all, and not only that, but that... Jehovah just exists. But why? How? Just Gottfried put it, why is there "something" and not nothing (Jehovah included). Only He could ever answer such a thing, but even then I don't think we'd ever comprehend.

Edited February 1, 2021 by EccentricM

[EccentricM]

21 hours ago, hatcheckgirl said:

I struggle with philosophies.  I just don’t understand their arguments - it’s all babble to me.  I’m glad Mr Liebnitz gave the right answer 😆.

It's people I find who have more "metaphysical oriented" minds, is the best way I can put it.

[Friends just call me Ross]

2 minutes ago, EccentricM said:

100%

 

I think on this sometimes, how amazing it is how any of us exist at all, and not only that, but that... Jehovah just exists. But why? How? Just Gottfried put it, why is there "something" and not nothing (Jehovah included). Only He could ever answer such a thing, but even then I don't think we'd ever comprehend.

I dwell on it from time to time, but not for too long.  

It makes my head hurt.   

[Miss Bea]

Just because😉

[Friends just call me Ross]

30 minutes ago, Miss Bea said:

Just because😉

Isn't that what we tell kids when they question 'things'.

 

"Why?"

"Because.  And that's why."  

 

 

[Miss Bea]

You heard what I said!😌