From: a_rod_777@yahoo.com   
      
   On Monday, April 9, 2018 at 11:13:38 AM UTC-6, a_rod_777 wrote:   
   > On Friday, April 6, 2018 at 6:49:32 PM UTC-6, Eric Vinyard wrote:   
   > > On Friday, April 6, 2018 at 7:53:00 PM UTC-4, a_rod_777 wrote:   
   > > > On Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 6:14:44 AM UTC-6, Eric Vinyard wrote:   
   > > > > On Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 7:52:00 AM UTC-4, litewave wrote:   
   > > > > > On Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 4:50:47 AM UTC+2, Eric Vinyard wrote:    
   > > > > > > Let's get metaphysical.   
   > > > > > >    
   > > > > > > If there is nothing, does it mean anything is possible?   
   > > > > >    
   > > > > > (Logically) possible = consistently defined. Total nothing is not   
   possible because it is not consistently defined.   
   > > > >    
   > > > > Sure, but what I'm asking is if what we think of as "nothingness" is   
   the same thing as "pure potential"?   
   > > >    
   > > > yes   
   > >    
   > > expert opinion, that   
   >    
   > Just as valid as anyone else on this planet... unless you know someone who   
   can prove this to be true one way or another?   
   >    
   > At least I have provided you with some logic behind the answer you seek.   
   >    
   > Again, if the universe is mental in nature, and all things that exists are   
   merely concepts based in the mentality of the ALL which define themselves   
   through their opposing counterparts (which is why everything exists as   
   contrasting positive and    
   negative) then that would lead to the conclusion that something and nothing   
   are identical in nature but only differ in degree.   
   >    
   > They are two sides of the same coin or two aspects of the same concept   
   existing in the mind of the ALL.   
      
   To clarify further, I would say that pure nothingness is the extreme opposite   
   of pure potential with the reality we perceive existing somewhere in the   
   gradient between.   
      
   But yes, ultimately, pure nothingness and pure potential are both aspects of   
   the same concept that only vary in extreme degrees.   
      
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