Platt --

[Ian]:
"Why is there something rather than nothing?" is still the
first-cause question.

It is the _primary_ question, first or last.

[Arlo]:
Not every question has an answer. Apart from that, "why" presumes
a "reason". It very well may be that there is no "why" at all.  And even
if we suppose there is, its something we can never know, either way.

There is a "why" because there is an agent to ask.

[Platt]:
I know that the MOQ answer to the question makes sense . . .
because a universe is better than no universe.

Excellent!
You have the makings here of what in mystical parlance is a "koan". It's an opportunity to demonstrate intuitive logic for yourself

   Why is a universe better than no universe?

Meditate on that question, Platt. Don't write anything down, and don't default to the "some things are better" rhetoric. Just give it your undivided attention until you come up with an answer that makes sense to you. It may change your whole perspective of reality.

--Ham


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