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249 points Leftium | 1 comments | 19 Apr 24 03:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | 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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ddj231 ◴[19 Apr 24 13:10 UTC] No.40086375[source]▶
The question is the launch off point for exploration. Just because a question is philosophical in nature does not mean it cannot be answered or that there’s no point in asking.
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1. kaashif ◴[19 Apr 24 18:24 UTC] No.40090329[source]▶
> Just because a question is philosophical in nature does not mean it cannot be answered or that there’s no point in asking.

I never made any claim starting from the premise that the question "is philosophical"

I directly explained why the question can't be answered definitively.

Lots of philosophical questions actually can be answered.