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absolute nothingness doesn’t exist and i think that’s pretty cool (pawb.social)
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you ever think about that? imagine if you could section out a cube of space and remove every single “thing” within it. take out all the particles, leave a complete void. you would still be left with the remnants of the universe; a quantum foam of could-be and probability. the foundations of physics still remain. absolutely fascinating.

anyway, the universe is unfathomable and we are delusional and arrogant for thinking we can understand it. and thank god for that because we wouldn’t be making the progress we are.

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[–] remington@beehaw.org 5 points 21 hours ago

Science doesn't have the answers to everything. I find it very odd that a huge percentage of people do not understand that. Our lives should constantly be filled with awe and wonder. That's the nature of reality.

[–] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 1 points 15 hours ago

Yes, that 'void' would still have fields running through it - electric, magnetic. Whatever the fuck gravity actually is.

The universe apparently has an edge, so maybe on the other side of that is the absolute nothingness? But does it really exist in any meaningful sense? If spatial dimensions themselves are part of what ends at the edge, there kind of isn't an other side.

Maybe not really existing is part of the definition of absolute nothingness.