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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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    Ah good, so I can tell my therapist I’m no longer a nihilist but a quantum foamer.

    This is great.

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      Conceptually, the nihilists are right! Nothing does matter.

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        Dammit.

      • Gaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.orgM
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        I hate and love this. Thanks 💜

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        Matters to me.

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