Asimov Debate on the Existence of NOTHING

The even bring up Buckaroo Bonzai: "Wherever you go there you are."

Worth a watch, as it deals with the multiverse, quantum mechanics, black holes, history, philosophy, Einstein, science fiction, and it's moderated by the man. There's even a physical representation of a branching multiverse surrounded by one of the concepts of nothing.
poolcleanersays...

I don't expect a lot of votes on this, but it was way too awesome not to add it to the Sift. If you have a couple hours, it's really worth the listen. Don't need to watch really. I like to listen to these scientific debates while I'm illustrating.

newtboyjokingly says...

Crap...I don't have 2 hours to listen to this....but it reminds me of the (disproven) theory that the universe is, mathematically, uninhabited....the theory went...
The universe is infinite (yes, I know that part is wrong), with infinite planets in it. Only a small portion might be inhabited, and any number divided by infinity is so close to zero as to be considered zero, therefore there are zero inhabited planets.

siftbotsays...

Moving this video to poolcleaner's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 2 days.

poolcleanersays...

It's not just a single theory, but rather a discussion about the concept of nothing. So there are different types of nothing, as defined by varied types of thinkers -- scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians.

They also discuss nothing as defined by religious thought.

But it's not simply that the discussion is about the concepts of nothing, there is a lot of interesting science and philosophy.

newtboysaid:

Crap...I don't have 2 hours to listen to this....but it reminds me of the (disproven) theory that the universe is, mathematically, uninhabited....the theory went...
The universe is infinite (yes, I know that part is wrong), with infinite planets in it. Only a small portion might be inhabited, and any number divided by infinity is so close to zero as to be considered zero, therefore there are zero inhabited planets.

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