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It may make much more sens but it doesn't answer two fundamental questions of mine: why is there something instead of nothing and what do I do now ? I doubt we

It may make much more sens but it doesn't answer two fundamental questions of mine: why is there something instead of nothing and what do I do now ? I doubt we'll ever get the answer to the first one in this life/physical realm. Philosophy can help ponder over the second one though.

BasDirks 12y ago
To read up on the first question, try Heidegger. For the second: Nietzsche.
dghf 12y ago
> why is there something instead of nothing From the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: 'why not?' http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nothingness/#WhyTheSomRatThaNot http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nothingness/#WhyTheSomRatT...
oafitupa 12y ago
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=something+from+nothing+lawrence+krauss https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=something+from+... If I remember correctly, one of his answers was something like "Because it's the only Universe where we could ask such a question". I think what he means is that all the other possible universes (or most of them) might or might not exist somewhere else, but they certainly don't include intelligent life with the ability to ask "Why is there something instead of nothing?". When you ask that question you are assuming this is the only universe and it was "meant to be". But our sole existence is not evidence at all for a "destination". "What do I do now" is a complete different question, and I guess people might find their own personal answers in the most varied places. You obviously don't need a physicist for that, although lots of them also think about these things.
saraid216 12y ago
> what do I do now ? The basic response to this question is "What should you do?" Western civilization is founded on a particular justification for answering this question.
- eli_gottlieb 12y ago
  Really? And what would that be?
  - saraid216 12y ago
    "What you want."

BasDirks 12y ago

To read up on the first question, try Heidegger. For the second: Nietzsche.

dghf 12y ago

> why is there something instead of nothing From the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: 'why not?' http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nothingness/#WhyTheSomRatThaNot http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nothingness/#WhyTheSomRatT...

oafitupa 12y ago

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=something+from+nothing+lawrence+krauss https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=something+from+... If I remember correctly, one of his answers was something like "Because it's the only Universe where we could ask such a question". I think what he means is that all the other possible universes (or most of them) might or might not exist somewhere else, but they certainly don't include intelligent life with the ability to ask "Why is there something instead of nothing?". When you ask that question you are assuming this is the only universe and it was "meant to be". But our sole existence is not evidence at all for a "destination". "What do I do now" is a complete different question, and I guess people might find their own personal answers in the most varied places. You obviously don't need a physicist for that, although lots of them also think about these things.

saraid216 12y ago

> what do I do now ? The basic response to this question is "What should you do?" Western civilization is founded on a particular justification for answering this question.

eli_gottlieb 12y ago
Really? And what would that be?
- saraid216 12y ago
  "What you want."