Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?
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Doesn’t physics presume the existence of physical objects and laws? Ie it presumes the existence of something physical. So it presumes existence itself. In which case physics can’t be the arbiter here.
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Good point - philosophy, then.
(Logan Chipkin)
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Since you agree (#539) that logic is part of philosophy, the law of the excluded middle should satisfy you as a philosophical answer, no?
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You mean to the question of existence, or in general? Cuz in general I’d think of it as a criticism.
(Logan Chipkin)
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To the question of existence.
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Yes, it should. I am left with no counterargument but a mild sense of dissatisfaction.
(Logan Chipkin)
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Inexplicit criticism is good, maybe you can make it explicit someday and we can continue.
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