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Dontaskme wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 4:24 pm The universe weighs nothing - zero.

Every piece of matter is made up of the empty space in which it is housed.

I, nothing, just made that up.

Hang in there, Dontaskme. I'm sending physicists to restore the universe. Oh, wait... crap... I need the right manual. Hang in there. Woops, is that quicksand under me? Um? Umm, honey, I hate to ask this of you but can you come save me????

Good for now. Thanks!

What is the difference between zero and infinity ? Zero exists whereas infinity doesn't exist. Zero is real whereas infinity is philosophical. Zero seems nothing, but is something, whereas infinity seems something but is nothing.

Dontaskme wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:57 pm What is the difference between zero and infinity ? Zero exists whereas infinity doesn't exist. Zero is real whereas infinity is philosophical. Zero seems nothing, but is something, whereas infinity seems something but is nothing.

We don't know the answer to that. We have to place our hope in others for that reason and hope that what we have done is or was the right thing. Stop thinking about it. I understand your thoughts, I had the same thoughts too back in the days before this was written.

Dontaskme wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 3:57 pm

Dontaskme wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2023 11:29 am

How do you use this in living your life? I'd be willing to bet that this is not how you live your life - that you go about living making sense of many things - solving problems, etc.

Dontaskme wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 4:09 pm Seriously, philosophy is not just about making sense, it can be about nonsense as well. And no one cares about nonsense, that's the only thing that makes sense to me.

How can nonsense be about something? Nonsense is about nothing. When speaking nonsense, you are essentially saying nothing. You are merely putting scribbles on the screen that do not refer to any real state-of-affairs and that is not useful.

Dontaskme wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 4:24 pm The universe weighs nothing - zero.

Every piece of matter is made up of the empty space in which it is housed.

I, nothing, just made that up.


When you start to consider that atoms are about 99% empty space and they make up 100% of the universe, you can start to see: you're made up of nothingness.

Scientists have understood that space is something that expands. There is no such thing as nothing.

Most of this page is empty space, but there are letters, words and sentences on this page. Does this mean that you've said nothing?