Why is there something instead of nothing? We'll never know.

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The origin of the universe remains a mystery, despite the efforts of some of the greatest thinkers humankind has ever produced to unlock it's secrets. It's true that there are branches of science, religion, and philosophy that have working theories on the true origin off all things, but there has yet to be any substantial evidence to verify the accuracy of any one of them. It is my contention that we as humans will never find these answers.


It all comes down to a lack of the biological hardware required to conceive the true nature of reality. Humans think in terms of duality. I
know it's nighttime when there is a lack of daylight. I recognize that something is cold since I have a notion of what is hot. If there is "something", I have the ability to comprehend the idea of "nothing", but then I get stuck...where would "nothing" be exactly? Somehow, even a big, empty void would need to "exists" somewhere in order for me to imagine it. I'm simply incapable of imagining "nothing".

So this is my childlike response to the origin of the universe. If there was a beginning event to the universe, then what happened before that? Before the beginning of time, there was...timelessness? What does that even mean? It's just an abstract concept that I recognize as such, but I doubt that will help me solve the great riddle of the universe...will it?

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I know there are others who could comprehend these larger issues better than I, but I feel like they wouldn't fare much better than I at reaching a true explanation. It would just be an abstract concept that would work only if you accept certain premises to begin with. Alas, the quest for true knowledge of all things continues.