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Philosophy

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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11. In the logical sense...

Reply to Dash87 (Reply #10)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 11:03 PM

Apr 2013

..."nothing" is an abstract concept, which does make it something. Nothing is also a word.
Nothing, in the mathematical sense like zero, is and never will be any other value.

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Zero rrneck Mar 2013 #1

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It could be rrneck Mar 2013 #3

Mathematically... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #4

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That's not Free... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #6

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~~~ discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #8

nothing, among the other things it is not, is not the opposite of anything tiny elvis Mar 2013 #9

That would be impossible, given the strict definition of nothing. Dash87 Apr 2013 #10

In the logical sense... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2013 #11

Nothing is not something. It is the not of everything else. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #12

I don't believe in opposites outside of the imagination, but ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #13