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The Logic of Nothing

The Logic of Nothing

What is Nothing? Is it Something?

Patterson in Pursuit

June 15, 20168m 39s

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Show Notes

When people talk about nothing, what are they really talking about? How can you talk about nothing - unless nothing is actually something?

Many Eastern philosophies (Buddhism, in particular) believe that nothing is something, and a few Western philosophies do as well. But they are mistaken.

If we value a rational and logically consistent worldview, we have to understand exactly what nothing is - or more precisely, what it isn't.



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