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Thing From Nothing

Not only can matter come into existence in a vacuum, but plausible, though not yet proven, quantum theories of gravity allow for the creation of space itself where none existed before.

Krauss suggested that a part of the answer to the big question of why there is something rather than nothing is that “nothing” - in this case no space, no time, no anything! - is an unstable state, from the point of view of quantum mechanics and quantum gravity.

Krauss. A Universe from Nothing. 2012.

The anthropomorphic bearded high throne occupying god the creator of the universe has been disproven. Nietzsche (“God is dead”) was (partially) right. But we knew that already, didn’t we?