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BevelGear@beehaw.org to Science@beehaw.org · 1 year ago

“Nothing” doesn’t exist. Instead, there is “quantum foam”

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“Nothing” doesn’t exist. Instead, there is “quantum foam”

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BevelGear@beehaw.org to Science@beehaw.org · 1 year ago
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"Nothing" doesn't exist. Instead, there is "quantum foam"
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Quantum physics shows that there is no such thing as "nothing." Even in a vacuum, particles can blink into and out of existence.
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    What is the ontology of a concept or idea? If nothing doesn’t exist materially but strictly conceptually, does it not exist or is there a different term one should employ to refer to it? 🤔

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      It’s that they’re using a more normal people term. They probably wanted to say vacuum.

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