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what is the opposite of nothingness

sushi

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what is the opposite of nothing

is it mass
is it energy
or is it something else

people will often say stuff or something, but what is something
 

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Everything that has some kind of dimension to it.
Then you might ask, what is a dimension.
Then you might ask, how do we know that the dimension is not empty and contains something as opposed to nothing.
Can a dimension be empty?

I think the simple answer is as long as we are aware something is, we know it is.
 

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nothingness often implies lack of stuff or something

what is the stuff then

lack of mass
lack of energy
lack of field

or lack of something else
 

ZenRaiden

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nothingness often implies lack of stuff or something

what is the stuff then

lack of mass
lack of energy
lack of field

or lack of something else
I assume we are also talking no space and no time.
 

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In terms of what? Linguistically, something is the opposite of nothing. In terms of matter, anything can be the opposite of nothing. In terms of emotions, happiness could be the opposite of nothing. In Buddhism, disorder could be the opposite of nothing.
 

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In terms of what? Linguistically, something is the opposite of nothing. In terms of matter, anything can be the opposite of nothing. In terms of emotions, happiness could be the opposite of nothing. In Buddhism, disorder could be the opposite of nothing.
physics.
 

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Nothingness can’t have an opposite.
 

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This is because nothingness is an element or state of an object and elements or states pertaining to nothingness do not (typically) have the property of directionality that would have an opposition.

Why would one search for the opposite of nothingness?

Are you instead searching for the inverse?
 
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