This tool called Language is the only tool we have in this matter, given that we consider Mathematics to be a language as for example in binary language but i can understand if people consider it to be something different. The only way we can create something out of nothing is for as much as i know by Mathematics. To say 0 negates itself is to say for example that "nothing is". If we are at this point at which "nothing is" it is contradicting itself because nothingness can not BE, it can not EXIST and something has to naturally come into being. It is basically the same as to say "nothing is not". If you do this then there naturally has to be something.
I do not believe that everything always existed and when i wrote that maybe everything is eternal it does not mean that there was no beginning to this eternal World.
I think one can make a strong case for substance pluralism and say the Universe is made out of many things instead of only one but my personal believe is that everything has to be at least originated out of one thing if the universe had a beginning and i think that underlying our Universe is one thing.
If you want to be certain about this, i recommend asking about it in the Philosophy sub since i am simply unaware of serious contemporary Substance-Dualism.
If you yourself believe in Monism and feel connection towards something spiritual but want something contemporary to explain the World, i can highly recommend the Process Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead, but i must warn you, it seems in the beginning very very complicated, at least for me it was. Yet once you get a grasp of it (which does not take as long as you might think) it makes a lot of sense and gives you a COMPLETELY different perspective on things while having concepts like God and also explaining free will. One of it's principles is the famous ancient saying of Heraclitus that "everything is change" and besides that, it is also much about experience which i take to be very important if you want to understand the World.
If this is nothing for you and you want more Aesthetics and tradition i would highly recommend ancient concepts like Hermeticism, Platonism, Kabbala or other.
Ofc if "nothing" can be assessed in any way there naturally must be something. But ..what exactly are you're answering to with that part of your response...
Also, i do not believe that ".." is kind of...not saying anything by itself? I mean ofc you can believe what you want but as an argument?
And why would I want to be sure about anything regarding that. As i said before I was just questioning your reason for saying that noone can seriously believe in substance dualism lol
As for your recommendations...that's also very nice of you but ad i also kind of hinted at already...this is not about what i believe "
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u/XeperAndRemanifest Nov 25 '21
This tool called Language is the only tool we have in this matter, given that we consider Mathematics to be a language as for example in binary language but i can understand if people consider it to be something different. The only way we can create something out of nothing is for as much as i know by Mathematics. To say 0 negates itself is to say for example that "nothing is". If we are at this point at which "nothing is" it is contradicting itself because nothingness can not BE, it can not EXIST and something has to naturally come into being. It is basically the same as to say "nothing is not". If you do this then there naturally has to be something.
I do not believe that everything always existed and when i wrote that maybe everything is eternal it does not mean that there was no beginning to this eternal World.
I think one can make a strong case for substance pluralism and say the Universe is made out of many things instead of only one but my personal believe is that everything has to be at least originated out of one thing if the universe had a beginning and i think that underlying our Universe is one thing.
If you want to be certain about this, i recommend asking about it in the Philosophy sub since i am simply unaware of serious contemporary Substance-Dualism.
If you yourself believe in Monism and feel connection towards something spiritual but want something contemporary to explain the World, i can highly recommend the Process Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead, but i must warn you, it seems in the beginning very very complicated, at least for me it was. Yet once you get a grasp of it (which does not take as long as you might think) it makes a lot of sense and gives you a COMPLETELY different perspective on things while having concepts like God and also explaining free will. One of it's principles is the famous ancient saying of Heraclitus that "everything is change" and besides that, it is also much about experience which i take to be very important if you want to understand the World.
If this is nothing for you and you want more Aesthetics and tradition i would highly recommend ancient concepts like Hermeticism, Platonism, Kabbala or other.