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Re:All problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in ... by throwaway316943 on Sunday December 20, 2020 @07:10AM (#25485721)
> there is something rather than nothing

Is there?

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Re:All problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in ... by SyzygistSix on Sunday December 20, 2020 @11:28AM (#25487358)
I like to rephrase questions and suppositions like this using E-Prime. For me it helps reveal the underlying dynamic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Prime

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Re:All problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in ... by wcoenen on Sunday December 20, 2020 @01:31PM (#25488402)
Yes, because if there was nothing, I couldn't be asking the question.
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