(February 2, 2017 at 5:57 pm)pocaracas Wrote:(February 2, 2017 at 4:56 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: That's kind of the point. What I think you mean is this: what if philosophical nothing was impossible. That's a good question and definitely worth pondering. In the meantime, I would say that the fact that there is something (now) prevents there from being nothing. The question remains why is there something (now).
No, the question can't be that... at least not with the "now" attached.
At any time, there is, at least, time. And time is manifestly not nothing.
With out the "now" detail, "why is there anything at all?" may be a too ambitious question, as we clearly don't have the necessary skill to answer it satisfactorily.
I'd prefer to first tackle the big bang event, if space-time exists beyond the Universe and how far it extends and then we may be in a better position to answer that first question.
I used the qualifier 'now' because the 3W is about the ability of things to sustain their own existence, i.e. creation is the constant coming into being.