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Scale of the Universe

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NayamAmarshe ◴[] 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 ◴[] 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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mistermann ◴[] No.40086551[source]
> Any answer is subject to the follow-up question, well why does that thing exist? Why did that happen?

Various kinds of faith (religious, scientific, etc) can stop infinite regress.

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

Easy peasy.

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kaashif ◴[] No.40090266{3}[source]
Faith can stop you asking the question of why God exists rather than nothing, but it can't actually answer that question.
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1. mistermann ◴[] No.40092699{4}[source]
It can certainly answer it, but whether it can answer it accurately is another matter.

To make it even trickier: it isn't only religious people who are affected by faith, though clever word play, cultural norms, etc can make it appear otherwise.