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I think the better response is that our minds aren't capable of answering the question of whether the universe is eternal or had a beginning, is necessary or co

by hsitz 11y ago

I think the better response is that our minds aren't capable of answering the question of whether the universe is eternal or had a beginning, is necessary or contingent. We lack the conceptual apparatus for understanding and/or answering the question. This position goes back at least to Kant's antinomies (specifically the first and fourth): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kant's_antinomies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kant's_antinomies

a3n 11y ago
> It's hard to wrap one's mind around this because we do exist. I confess that I get slightly dizzy when I contemplate the existence of absolutely nothing. I have all kinds of inexpressible contradictions over the observation of nothing, but skipping all that to the acceptance of "nothing" ... What doe that mean?