The Logic of Nothing
Jun 15, 2016•9 min
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Episode description
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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