Some vs No Thing Pt:XXIII
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Some vs No Thing Pt:XXIII         


Author: ZerkonX
Date: Sep 18, 2008 09:08

Beating a dead horse?

In the question "why is there something instead of nothing", an answer
can be found, given the same reasoning, with the question, "Why is there
any one thing instead of another one thing"? Why, for instance, is there
a lake were a lake exists instead of a car dealership, or a tree?

If this question does not directly mirror the reasoning behind the
something/nothing question, it is the something/nothing reasoning that is
invalid. If it does, the answer becomes clearer.
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Re: Some vs No Thing Pt:XXIII         


Author: turtoni
Date: Sep 18, 2008 16:21

On Sep 18, 12:08 pm, ZerkonX X.net> wrote:
> Beating a dead horse?
>
> In the question "why is there something instead of nothing", an answer
> can be found, given the same reasoning, with the question, "Why is there
> any one thing instead of another one thing"? Why, for instance, is there
> a lake were a lake exists instead of a car dealership, or a tree?
>
> If this question does not directly mirror the reasoning behind the
> something/nothing question, it is the something/nothing reasoning that is
> invalid. If it does, the answer becomes clearer.

All of the questions and answers are the constructions of language.

For example; there is no "nothing".

Perhaps when we die there is "nothing" and that would mean "nothing".
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Re: Some vs No Thing Pt:XXIII         


Author: John J
Date: Sep 19, 2008 03:15

ZerkonX wrote:
> Beating a dead horse?
>
> In the question "why is there something instead of nothing", an answer
> can be found, given the same reasoning, with the question, "Why is there
> any one thing instead of another one thing"? Why, for instance, is there
> a lake were a lake exists instead of a car dealership, or a tree?

Uh, because suburbia hasn't spread to the area yet?
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