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249 points Leftium | 2 comments | 19 Apr 24 03:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.412s | source
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NayamAmarshe ◴[19 Apr 24 09:32 UTC] No.40084790[source]▶
I love the end of it, just a big circle of random static noise. Looking at stuff like this always brings up the question of why does anything exist at all?
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kaashif ◴[19 Apr 24 12:46 UTC] No.40086145[source]▶
What kind of answer could even possibly answer that question?

Any answer is subject to the follow-up question, well why does that thing exist? Why did that happen?

If a question cannot be answered, there's no point in asking it I think.

Other questions about the physical laws governing the big bang or inflation or black holes can be answered, although they might be very difficult to answer.

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1. gwill ◴[19 Apr 24 13:16 UTC] No.40086435[source]▶
>If a question cannot be answered, there's no point in asking it I think.

how can you prove a question cannot be answered?

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2. kaashif ◴[19 Apr 24 18:22 UTC] No.40090298[source]▶
This particular question cannot be answered definitively because any answer is subject to the same question - why does that thing exist rather than nothing?