Why is There "Something" Rather than "Nothing"?
closer to truth's ultimate matters

Fri, Nov 8 6:30 A.M. NH World (11.3)  

This is the ultimate question: What if everything had forever been nothing? Not just emptiness, not just blankness, but not even the existence of emptiness, not even the meaning of blankness, and no forever. If you don't get dizzy, you really don't get it.

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 45 seconds

Episode Number: 108

All broadcast times for this episode: (show all)

Fri, Nov 8 6:30 A.M. Why is There "Something" Rather than "Nothing"?     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Nov 8 1:30 P.M. Why is There "Something" Rather than "Nothing"?     NH World (11.3)

About Closer to Truth's Ultimate Matters:

What are the ultimate questions of cosmic existence? We ask metaphysical questions, like 'What is Truth?' Cosmic questions, like 'Why the Cosmos?" Existence questions, like 'What Things Really Exist? ' Reality questions, like 'What is Ultimate Reality?' Final questions, like "Why Anything at All?'


Future Broadcast times for "Closer to Truth's Ultimate Matters": (show all)

Fri, Oct 4 6:30 A.M. Why The Cosmos?     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Oct 4 1:30 P.M. Why The Cosmos?     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Oct 11 6:30 A.M. What Things Really Exist?     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Oct 11 1:30 P.M. What Things Really Exist?     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Oct 18 6:30 A.M. Are There Things Not Material?     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Oct 18 1:30 P.M. Are There Things Not Material?     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Oct 25 6:30 A.M. Is The Anthropic Principle Significant?     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Oct 25 1:30 P.M. Is The Anthropic Principle Significant?     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Nov 1 6:30 A.M. Does Metaphysics Reveal Reality?     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Nov 1 1:30 P.M. Does Metaphysics Reveal Reality?     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Nov 8 6:30 A.M. Why is There "Something" Rather than "Nothing"?     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Nov 8 1:30 P.M. Why is There "Something" Rather than "Nothing"?     NH World (11.3)


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