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Q. Why is there something rather than nothing?
Dean R. 10/18/99
A. The question of WHY suggests there are intentions
for things. There are none. Humans satisfy their own need for meaning
by asking and answering the question of why. People have intentions and
they personify nature, they project a will onto nature, as if nature makes
decisions out of a consciousness. In actuality nature evolves through
the interactions of physical laws of the universe. A more interesting
way to entertain the question of existence is with HOW.
How is there something rather than nothing? Well,
you can't have nothing without something and you can't have something
without nothing. Existence is meaningless without non- existence, they
define each other. They are intrinsic parts of one another. Anything that
exists is loaded with pontential, possibility. The dynamicism anything
that exists represents includes the possibility for its non-existence.
The smallest unit of information is a single bit
and a bit is a zero or a one. 1010101001010100101010101010100100
If you insist on sticking with why- then the answer
is why not? In an infinite universe- which is reality, all things are
possible.
I want to know about your religious beliefs.
- Boris, 12/25/07
{Jane's Response}
O New York -- you beast! -- why do I pine for thee?
- Ryn Gargulinski, 10/21/06
{Jane's Response}
Have you any advice for *adults* who aspire to be creative?
- Apocalypse Watcher, 11/30/01
{Jane's Response}
"Joshu's unsheathed sword,
Glittering, severe frost is illuminating.
Asking what it is,
The body is cut in half.
Which line is most important?
Nine bows." -Ansho
- Daniel Paley Ellison, 11/16/01
{Jane's Response}
Pretty much every woman I know has been sexually assaulted... How will things get better?
- Ayen Tran, 11/7/01
{Jane's Response}
Is death painful?
- Muriel, 9/26/01
{Jane's Response}
why is earth a woman? (Mother Earth...)
- Muriel, 9/24/01
{Jane's Response}
What about respect?
- Didier Hampl, 8/26/01
{Jane's Response}
What do you think about President Bush rejecting the Kyoto treaty?
- David Hefner, 7/21/01
{Jane's Response}
Hello Jane.I would like to discuss with you a couple of comments you made...
- David Hefner 4/13/01
{Jane's Response}
Jane, is this a character speaking, or are you utterly honest?
- anonymous 3/15/01
{Jane's Response}
Are there aspects of life that we cannot perceive?
- John Foster 1/15/01
{Jane's Response}
Why doesn't Hello Kitty have a mouth?
- Tya, Belly Up zine Columbus, OH 9/13/00
{Jane's Response}
If your life was a movie...who would the actress be that played you?
- Kathy Mueller FBI Distro, Moorestown, NJ 9/13/00
{Jane's Response}
Why do hotdogs come in packages of 10, but hotdog buns come in packages of 8?
- Jon Hansen 1/23/00
{Jane's Response}
If personalities are formed by the individual's perception of their environment, what about past lives?
- Matt Gosser 1/20/00
{Jane's Response}
Do you think numbers are real?
- Nicole Hefner 1/19/00
{Jane's Response}
Jane, why are people so mean?
- Laurie Weeks 1/19/00
{Jane's Response}
Is it ethical to have sex with a dog?
- Ella Frederick 1/19/00
{Jane's Response}
What color is the ocean at night?
- Dorian LeCroy 12/23/99
{Jane's Response}
If you could be any article of clothing, what would you want to be and why?
- Jamie Rella 12/20/99
{Jane's Response}
What is the first thing you do after you have sex?
- Erin Cocozzo 12/1/99
{Jane's Response}
Why do you love me so much!?
- Marisa Magik 11/20/99
{Jane's Response}
Why is there something rather than nothing?
- Dean R. 10/18/99
{Jane's Response}
Do you think that you have achieved all your life's dreams?
- Hillary 9/30/99
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