Define "nothing"... and then we can carry on with a meaningful discussion.
It seems that, nowadays, "nothing" carries different meanings to different people and in different contexts.
Nothing can be "empty space", which, according to some fancy QM'ing turns out to actually have something in it, but zero mass and zero energy. This something, it seems, can bring about matter and energy.
Defining "nothing" as the total and complete absence of anything, not just mass and energy, but also any sort of QM field and space and time, then I know of no possible mechanism which may bring about anything... Of course, this definition also entails no divinity.
Also, in a more down-to-Earth fashion, an empty box has nothing in it.... however, nowadays, we all acknowledge that this form of nothing is meaningless for this sort of discussion, as there is actually something in the box, typically, air.
It seems that, nowadays, "nothing" carries different meanings to different people and in different contexts.
Nothing can be "empty space", which, according to some fancy QM'ing turns out to actually have something in it, but zero mass and zero energy. This something, it seems, can bring about matter and energy.
Defining "nothing" as the total and complete absence of anything, not just mass and energy, but also any sort of QM field and space and time, then I know of no possible mechanism which may bring about anything... Of course, this definition also entails no divinity.
Also, in a more down-to-Earth fashion, an empty box has nothing in it.... however, nowadays, we all acknowledge that this form of nothing is meaningless for this sort of discussion, as there is actually something in the box, typically, air.
