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The following is not a question: Can something come from nothing?

Poll: Do you think the question "can something come from nothing" is a problem for atheism?
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The question is meaningless
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The question is meaningful, and No
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The following is not a question: Can something come from nothing?
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RE: The following is not a question: Can something come from nothing?
April 12, 2014 at 6:27 pm
(April 12, 2014 at 2:14 pm)whateverist Wrote: Does this reflect your intent, or do we just have a semantic difference concerning the baggage entailed by the how-why decision?
Hmmmm.

To my mind, "why" is purely a causal question, while "how" implies determinism. So "why" allows for idealism, divine creation, etc. as well as a physical cause, but "how" seems to insist that cosmogony fit into a particular world view.

But that could indeed just be semantics-- certainly, both words can be interpreted in various ways.
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RE: The following is not a question: Can something come from nothing? - by bennyboy - April 12, 2014 at 6:27 pm

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