God is so quiet

[SteveII]

We may instinctively attempt to conceive of “nothing” as a way to maintain logical continuity within this ‘cause and effect’ type of existence we’re used to, but “nothing”, described as any kind of thing, is by definition, something, not nothing.

Ya’ll get any of that?  😝

Yes it's simple, nothing is not a thing and therefore is not a possible state of affairs. nothing is not an alternative to something.

Actually, that is exactly what 'nothing' is. 

Nothing is a concept denoting the absence of something, and is associated with nothingness.[1] In nontechnical uses, nothing denotes things lacking importance, interest, value, relevance, or significance.[1] Nothingness is the state of being nothing,[2] the state of nonexistence of anything, or the property of having nothing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing

noth·ing
ˈnəTHiNG/
pronoun

1. 1.
   not anything; no single thing.
   "I said nothing"
   synonyms:
   not a thing, not anything, nil, zero, naught/nought; More