The Logic of Nothing

Patterson in Pursuit

English - June 15, 2016 11:13 - 8 minutes - 5.95 MB - ★★★★ - 105 ratings
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When people talk about nothing, what are they really talking about? How can you talk about nothing - unless nothing is actually something?

Many Eastern philosophies (Buddhism, in particular) believe that nothing is something, and a few Western philosophies do as well. But they are mistaken.

If we value a rational and logically consistent worldview, we have to understand exactly what nothing is - or more precisely, what it isn't.

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