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> I liked the table comparing many disciplines' default instance of nothing: > Physics: No energy: the vacuum And not being aware of the difference can lead o
by tablespoon 4y ago
> I liked the table comparing many disciplines' default instance of nothing:
> Physics: No energy: the vacuum
And not being aware of the difference can lead one to dumbly misunderstand the question with confidence (e.g. some physicist explaining how the universe could have arisen out of "nothing," when they're really explaining how it could have arisen out of a vacuum, which metaphysically is definitely a something).
- voxl 4y agoCan you, metaphysically, define nothing? I ask because I wager you can't, and I am highly suspect that metaphysics has philosophical value.
- tablespoon 4y ago> Can you, metaphysically, define nothing? I ask because I wager you can't, Are you saying that you can't define "absence"? But asking me is silly and pointless: I'm no philosopher. And even if philosophers have trouble, that doesn't mean there's no merit to the concept: it just means its difficult. > and I am highly suspect that metaphysics has philosophical value. I'm pretty sure you meant the exact opposite of what you actually said, and I strongly suspect you're wrong.