Tuesday, September 20, 2011

why there is something rather than nothing


Suppose we discover or invent or whatever the final Ultimate theory. But even then could it offer us an answer to the most basic question: Why there is something rather than nothing?
I believe that no theory can offer such an explanation. This is because a theory (Y) is based on a set of observations or axioms (X).
So, if X => Y, we would still need to explain X. Then we can say W => X. See, it is an infinite regress.
The only superfluous solution which the Ultimate theory can hope to provide is something like Y => W. So it makes a circular theory which does no better explaining the universe.

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