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Why "Something" prevails over speculative Nothing

Epistemic necessity and the asymmetry of explanation

Jul 05, 2025
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The persistent question "Why is there something rather than nothing?" seems to implicitly assume that "nothing" represents a simpler, more probable default state. I will argue how this assumption is fundamentally flawed. Drawing on principles of epistemic humility and intuitionistic reasoning, I will demonstrate that "something", existence governed by o…

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