[extropy-chat] Big Bang & "the origin of the Universe"

[Jef Allbright]

On 2/8/06, ben <benboc at lineone.net> wrote:
> Jeff Medina wrote:
>
> > Now suppose there is indeed no information about whether Something can
> > come into existence from Nothing. (There is indeed no such
> > information.
> ...
> > *so long as those states EXIST or EXISTED* in a way conceptually
> > distinguishable from Nothingness.]
>
> Nothingness.
>
> Interesting, er, concept.
>
> What is it?
>
> Where is it?
>
> etc.
>
> The more i think about it, the more i think there can't be any such
> 'thing'. It's a bit like comtemplating the subjective experience of not
> existing.
>
> I suppose that's one way of saying that Nothing *always* gives rise to
> Something . As soon as the Something exists, the Nothing not only ceases
> to 'exist', but never did, because time is created, too.
>
> My brain hurts.
>
> But it's squeezing out the concept that 'Nothingness' is meaningless.
>

You're facing the realization that *every concept is dependent on context*.

Paradox is always a matter of insufficient context.   In the bigger
picture, all the pieces must fit.

The really interesting (to me) stuff happens when you consider what
happens with increasing context, both subjective and objective.

- Jef