[samd]

To summarize his arguments:

The universe is eternal, which means it has always and will always exist. If there is something that always exists, then it is impossible for there to be nothing. It is impossible for there to be nothing.

Not a very satisfactory answer. The interesting question just becomes: Why is the universe eternal? or Why does there exist an eternal universe at all?

[k__]

Yes, I always felt that this kind of argument didn't help much.

It implies an a priory probability for "existence of something" of >0 but doesn't tell you why...

[Torgo]

Science considers this position to be axiomatic, though. It basically doesn't even need a proof.

[a3n]

> The universe is eternal

Is this proven?

[samd]

No, he just asserts it. And it's probably impossible to prove.

[exodust]

Numbers can go forever but the universe can't?

I think the universe would be quite annoyed at the idea of being out-ranked by a bunch of numbers.

[0xFFC]

>I think the universe would be quite annoyed at the idea of being out-ranked by a bunch of numbers.

very amused by this analogy