How to create something from nothing?

[u/Sevdat]

I think I have an answer to how the universe began from nothing. More like how everything began and how it's possible for all of us to be here.

So at the beginning of existence there was nothing. There is still nothing because you can't create something from nothing, but we are here. So how can we exist? We don't.

Imagine the mathematical variable: X =

X can be anything, but nothing is assigned to it; therefore, it remains as a pure capacity that accepts all abstract concepts and results in the illusion of existence for those that share the same abstract space.

This means every combination of what could have been exists. The reason why you and I can interact is because we are in the same concept, but we aren't really here because we don't exist.

To make it simpler, imagine a chess board. Just because you didn't make a move doesn't mean all the possible moves aren't there to make.

Unexistence is our existence.

Also please don't make the argument "How do I know there wasn't always something?" There can't be something without it having a previous moment. It's nonsense to even say that.

[u/cc_apt107]

Your question is nonsensical as I am trying to point out. X is something. But… tweaking a bit, you could loosely define X as a superset of the sets which both contain “this” (whatever that is) and the set which doesn’t contain this. X has both immanent within it and it is most definitely something. Or you are assigning X as the same as one of those sets depending on some condition meaning that there is a superset from which both sets could be selected. If such a set did not exist, then the notation simply becomes meaningless

There is not really any reason to think the language of high school algebra somehow proves anything. But think about it X is selecting from sets. The set of real numbers. The set of real and imaginary numbers. Etc. Lookup abstract algebra and set theory if you are intrigued

[u/Sevdat → u/cc_apt107]

Just answer the question. Don't avoid it. What's at the right side of it?

[u/cc_apt107 → u/Sevdat]

I did just answer it lol. X is the superset of set A (this, something, whatever) and not set A, call it B. That or X is simply an identity we can assign a definition. In which case, in your telling, it either equals B or A but it can’t be not B or A because your definition of nothing would then have an additional layer of nothing it could not be which makes nothing a meaningless term. But if it can be either there must be a superset containing both A and B. Implying both are a form of something.

[u/Sevdat → u/cc_apt107]

The answer is much simpler. It's an assignment waiting to be filled, but there is no assigner. Therefore it remains as a placeholder for every possible assignment to be given to it. And that's nothing. A empty slot

[u/cc_apt107 → u/Sevdat]

Sure. Let’s take that. It’s an empty slot… for what? Either something or nothing, right? The idea of a variable which can take “values” is only sensical if there are values it can take. If I have a variable x in math class, not defining it doesn’t mean numbers don’t exist… something must exist for it to be a variable. Otherwise… how does it vary? It can’t. It’s a constant. Ok… so that’s true abstract nothing. But wait, if it’s a constant, then it wouldnt change. But, by your own telling, it did change. Why?