Why There is Something—And Further Extensions
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I just came across a quote which I think may be useful for thinking about matter and nothingness, and where 'something comes from, or continues to exist:
'All matter is created out of some imperceptible substarum. This substratum is not accurately described as material, since it uniformly fills all space and is undetectable by any observation. In a sense it appears as nothingness _ immaterial, undetectable, and omnipresent. But it is a peculiar form of nothingness, out of which all matter is created' (Richard F Plzak, 'Paradox East and West'. This seems to me to capture the big question of where matter comes from initially. Any thoughts?
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This matches the quantum fields that are the simplest state, although not nothing. All is made of it, not as another something but as quantum packets of it as temporary forms.JackDaydream wrote: ↑November 28th, 2021, 9:57 am 'All matter is created out of some imperceptible substarum. This substratum is not accurately described as material, since it uniformly fills all space and is undetectable by any observation. In a sense it appears as nothingness _ immaterial, undetectable, and omnipresent. But it is a peculiar form of nothingness, out of which all matter is created'
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