Your heart is beating, your blood is flowing, your lungs are expanding and contracting, eyes are blinking, motor controlled muscles not \mussels\ are flexing, brain is constantly thinking and firing through receptors through out the brain, and signaling nerves through out your body. And even if your dead your decaying. So can't be doing nothing. old man typing. LOL
SierWilliam okay then i was flowing blood through my body, pumping my heart, expanding my lungs and contracting them, thoughts firing in my brain through receptors, muscles contracting, eyes blinking, moms spaghetti.
well, he technically did talk about something. He described what it means to have nothing, and because nothing is directly proportional to something, we can infer the limits of something.
My thanks to you Dr. Tyson, but given all impediments inherent in human nature due to the process of evolution and struggle for survival how can we ever hope to understand an explanation such as that?
Chuck has my dream job: getting educated in a plethora of interesting fields by actual experts, in a causal setting where you can ask questions , and there’s not even an expectation of being smart: they just ask you to make jokes to appeal to the other average joes. What could be better?
But the questions he asks and some of the input.. he's actually smart as well as funny... he's not a scientist but you can tell by his comprehension, when hearing the answer the man has an IQ higher than average......
When I was in High School, I wasn't interested in science at all. And now that I am older and retired, I'd like to know more and more about science. I think it is mainly because of Neil who is an excellent teacher and makes the subject very interesting and fascinating. Thanks and kudos. Keep on educating us for it is significant that we understand what goes on around us, the earth, the seasons, the gravity pull, atoms, protons, molecules, et al. Wish you all the best.
To which I would typically reply "Fantastic! I thought owing to your silence and the sour expression you're wearing there might be something irking you. Glad all's well. Later!" I'm not married anymore.
No slides, no animations, no special effects... and yet he explains complex concepts so effortlessly! Hat's off to you Neil!!! I wish I had such teachers during my school and college days. Each episode you do is an eye-opener. And Chuck is great too, representing us with our thoughts, queries and amazement! Keep it up guys!
I wish Neil was my seventh grade science teacher! I might have learned something and been interested in it... at 69 years old I'm glad I finally found a teacher of science I can listen to and I will learn all I have missed. Thanks
As long as these kind of videos have order of magnitude more views than the flat Earth videos, there's hope for humanity. Unfortunately we have entered (mostly here in America) an age of anti science where people are so cynical and have no trust in institutions that even the science and scientists became victims of this crazy movement. These people trust their feelings, their guts, their eyes and their local pastor, more than they trust people who've spent most of their lives learning and explaining how the world works... But in spite of this these people love to use their smartphones, the internet, cars with GPS, etc. And all the stuff I've mentioned is based on science and not on some guy having a feeling about something.. I like my doctor to base his opinion on the scientific facts thank you very much..
He could've easily say something about oxygen and hydrogen gas particles bonding together making water, and falls downward as RAINDROPS, DEBUNKING Gravity .
For those that like this kind of topic, there’s an amazing graphic novel called Logicomix. Even if you don’t like graphic novels, you won’t be able to put this down. The last part of what Neil was talking about is the philosophy of language, which is what Wittgenstein basically said all philosophy boils down to. And if you read this far, let me digress (not to be confused with deGrasse) a little further. Doesn’t Neil sort of make Wittgenstein’s argument here? In school we used to argue about which science was the science to rule them all. Biologists, chemists, and physicists all had a go to say they were on top, but I always felt it was Philosophy. “Philosophy, that’s not even a science. Are you crazy?” they said. True, Philosophy gets has the rep that it was supplanted by science in the search for truth and supplanted by religion in the search for wisdom. But when you really get down to it, Philosophy has the most grounded appreciation of the boundaries of reality. Every day, physicists discover amazing things about the material universe; yet, when an astrophysicist tries to explain the concept of ’nothing,’ as he strips away everything he can describe he realizes the concept itself starts to make less sense. This is because we do not interface with reality directly, we do so through the senses and, importantly, through language.
Words are tools, so the question is, how good is a word as a tool? As for modern philosophy's relationship to modern science, philosophy tells science which way to go. Science figures out how to go. (which way to go is Broader Survival).
There’s so much more to learn now than when we were young . I’m 71 and I can’t get enough of this stuff - I mean all things scientific, but most especially science involving the largest and the smallest features of our universe -> such as astronomy, chemistry, physics and the like. Makes me wish I could read faster! The advances lurking just barely around the corner are truly mind-boggling!
He gave him something! It’s called BS. Typical Neil deGrasse Tyson! For real!! Neil goes round and round, with a multitude of words, that in the end, all add up to……..Yeah, NOTHING!!
One time I was very high and I thought about this. What if we can go beyond the universe? Beyond everything? What would be there? I kept repeating to myself “even that nothingness is still within a paradigm of something” it’s just wild to think about. There can never be nothing because it will always be within something. There’s so much we don’t understand and I don’t think we ever will.
Firstly, nothingness can't itself have an existence which is a tautological consequence of what existence actually is. You can't use "nothing" and "existence" in the same sentence without contradicting yourself. The relation between existence and the absent of it could be expressed as follow: existence=E, non-existence=E-, nothing=non-existence, existence=everything, E/=E-=> existence is not nothing, E=E=>existence is everything. The potential for everything to exist must be true since if existence didn't cover some parts that could conceivable exist, nothingness or non-existence would therefore exist in some way which cant be true since that would imply that a paradox was realized. One way to imagine this is to imagine the set of reality, that would be the ultimate set containing absolutely everything which would include all sub-sets. But then you might wonder why this ultimate set doesn't contain the set of nothing. This can be explained by imagining the set of nothingness, the absent of existence illustrated as an empty ring containing nothing since the set of nothing consist of nothing inside of it. The area inside of it would be totally empty and blank. Since a set is defined by its elements, the set of nothing is the only set that could never exist. Therefore, it doesn't either exist as a sub-set of the all-encompassing set of reality. Since logic is the means by which existence is realized, defining existence and non-existence firstly requires the explanation for why that logical operation can be made. That is, why logic itself exists. This must be explained trough the means of using some kind of metalogic where you define logic with logic itself. The answer to why logic must exist in this metalogical sense is that analogues to existence, the absent of logic would itself require an attribution that can't be attributed to it without the presence of the attribute. Non-logic is the absence of logic, making a distinction is itself by nature logical and therefore logic must exist as the very nature of its own structure. The relationship between logic and reality could be expressed as simple as: Logic=the structure of that which is true, Existence=that which exists and therefore is also the complete set of truth, Logic=Reality. Since reality is all there is, it defines, configure and processes itself from this primordial state of infinite potential into every logical structure that could possible exist, since remember, logic and its product which is reality requires the mere possibility for anything to exist to actualize since L=E=Everything.
I'm watching this. I was supposed to be doing work. Mom walked in and asked "What are you watching?" I replied with "Nothing, Mom." She asked "Lemme see" so I showed her. I didn't lie but now I'm grounded.
Dude I know some people hate scientist & they just "happen to have family who are straight {N WORD}" some of you know what I mean, how can I make them better? Because the dude that investigated French fries fuel died alone, same as testla & the way they parish worries me
Dude I know some people hate scientist & they just "happen to have family who are straight {N WORD}" some of you know what I mean, how can I make them better? Because the dude that investigated French fries fuel died alone, same as testla & the way they parish worries me
“The Three Oddest Words” by Wislawa Szymborska When I pronounce the word Future, the first syllable already belongs to the past. When I pronounce the word Silence, I destroy it. When I pronounce the word Nothing, I make something no non-being can hold.
Then he got excited and sad almost at the same time, because he knew there was an extra virtual particle there as a present but it vanished before he could detect it.
@@TNTN1977 Are you offering 10% ? In case you were unaware. Supermajority of humans in histoty weren't born with wealth in the function of capitalism, or otherwise. Decent advice but stay on the surface level, be skimmed off the top like toxic algae.
But luckily/unluckily we don't have psychic powers, so when I think of a canoe sized banana into my room, it doesn't appear in the room because I thought of it. Only through using my body along with my mind, will I achieve this important GMO goal!
Yes, but only if you clarify what you mean by something. Not everyone considers immaterial things like thoughts and ideas to be something, but if you do, then sure.
It's trivial to describe non-physical/made-up things. That doesn't make them "a thing" but they are non-scientific. And that's the problem with talking about "nothing" in physics, because it's impossible to have a theory without starting from something. And if you define nothing as the absence of that, then the definition of nothing is non-scientific.
Imagine Utopia. Utopia means, literally “no place.” So imagine “Zero” of everything. No matter, no space, no universe. Can you imagine it? The existence of everything, never existed. It’s literally mind blowing.
it's three in the morning in Athens & I'm extremely tired but...I've been sitting on my couch for the last two hours, binge watching startalk and i literally can't stop. you're both great. thanks for explaining all these wonderful things.
Neil trying to imagine The Nothing and explain it to us - while i was having a Michael Ende's 'The Neverending Story' flashback.. The Nothing cannot be named, explained, understood or even imagined; therefore, Nothing is the absence of imagination, creativity.
@@clarcktumazar "Nothing" is beyond and above our existence, our reality. It is more real than our Universe. We are after all mere projections in 3D of a 2D reality on the surface of our Universe sphere, on the boundary to Nothing.
i've found the youtube comments section are a whole lot of nothing, hope you're doing well cody, my brain after this video on the otherhand is kinda nothing
Now that I think about it, from what you just said, travel and talking become one, my wife talks for hours (traveling through space/time) and say absolutely "nothing".
Which is why the big bang is such a mystery to people who aren't creationist. Kinda supports the fact that something was always since "nothing" cannot be.
Ale ssandro ………You have said what ARISTOTLE a Greek Philospher had already said , about 2400 years ago …You are as great .Thanks IN HIS own words **Universe does not like VACUUMs**… In the Universe of Space - Time , there exist no *Nothingness*…man made or Natural .. But Pre - Big Bang Condition is of **Absolute Nothingness**…There existed not even a single material Particle , whatsoever. That’s the True Nothing ………JagtarSinghAujla USA
@@OfTheTribeOfJudah Personally, I believe our universe was created from the brief formation of a white hole. This could explain why we haven't found the theoretical "center" of our universe and why everything is rapidly expanding outward. Also, to believe in an all-powerful creator, would still leave you with the same question: if "nothing" cannot be, where did this creator come from?
"The concept you're describing aligns closely with what some philosophical and spiritual traditions refer to as "absolute nothingness" or "the Void." This notion transcends even the concept of Sunyata in Buddhism, which deals with the emptiness of intrinsic nature but still acknowledges the interdependent existence of phenomena. In the highest sense, this "total, complete emptiness" would be beyond all physical, conceptual, and descriptive boundaries. It implies a state where there is no existence of any kind-not even the potential for existence, such as virtual particles or physical laws. This form of nothingness is often considered ineffable, meaning it cannot be described or conceptualized within the limits of human language and thought. Such a concept is often approached in mystical and metaphysical contexts rather than in scientific or philosophical discourse, where even the idea of describing "nothing" falls short. It is the ultimate transcendence of all dualities, concepts, and even the self-referential act of naming or describing. This idea pushes the boundaries of human cognition and language, pointing towards a profound and paradoxical state of pure, unconditioned nothingness." "Manjusri asked, World-honored one, what is the state of the unconditioned? Buddha said, The absence of thought is the state of the unconditioned." (Unconditioned in this context is referring to the awakened mind of a Buddha. It has not been taught that there is any difference good or bad, great or small, between the body, speech and mind of a Buddha, and the body, speech and mind of a sentient being. Your mind is already peaceful when still, and clearly apparent while in motion. This clarity and emptiness are nondual. Your mind is the Buddha from the very beginning. All thoughts and all dharmas (phenomena) are self-liberated into their own essence in the very instance of their arising. ❤😊
I like how he went super meta at the end there because once he described the nothing that doesn't have matter or the laws of physics or time I was thinking to myself "But then you've still got something because you know what that nothing is and can describe why it's nothing. If it can be identified then it's not nothing anymore". You really did an amazing job this time. ❤️
and once you reach this level you can even continue on for infinity since every conceptualization based around subtracting the previous conceptualizations creates a new defined concept that needs to be subtracted from itself. Taking the though experiment to it's limit leaves you with two opposite perpetual infinities: that which is infinitely 'more' nothing than itself, and that which is infinitely not nothing, ie: everything. Which to me makes sense since it's basically a description of the 'purest' quantum state and the 'most mixed' quantum state 'Q: What gets bigger the more you take away from it?' 'A: A hole'
I think the deeper understanding is not that "nothing" doesn't exist but that it is impossible for us to observe "nothing". If you think about the time before you were born and didn't exist that would be "nothing" except we can't visualise, remember or imagine that because it doesn't have any connection with your existence. True "nothing" is completely incomprehensible but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
well...i've "been" in it. It was a life changing experience. Even i can't conceive it even though i've "seen" it. I was high yes, but i know where i've been i can assure you. ^^
@@citizenvulpes4562 yes, mushrooms. So i was high on psylocibin i think. But don't let this dismiss the experience though. I can prove with facts and some stories (which are real, and does not requires any kind of drugs ^^) that i lived something out of this world. I'm "debriefing" the whole thing for 20 years now also. That helps. The circumstances are also important in order to live such a mystical experience. State of mind and all. I was just lucky (or not, depends on how you see it afterwards ^^) to have lived such a thing. And i speak too much i'm sorry ^^ But after 20 years, not only i'm not afraid of people saying i'm mad or lying, i actually want more people to know about it. People who are interested of course. ;) Cheers!
I also understood nothing. Beautifully explained. Simple explanation to something that is nothing. Chuck rightly said "sothing". I will say both of you are "soothing" to hear. Well done.
nothingness doesn't exist. therefore when Ygritte says that Jon knows nothing, she meant that what Jon knows doesn't exist. therefore Jon doesn't know anything 😏 back to square one.
No you gotta go the full scope. What did he say - Nitrogen, Co2 etc. - probably should pull up somekind of instrument/s to measure the presumably empty box. :D
I made a big mistake and smoked beforehand, lol. I loved the first time I heard Neil describe "nothing" with Lawrence Krauss but this was enjoyable to listen to as well =) Love you Dr. Tyson!
I've went into it. It is infinite hollowness. It's less than nothing. No boundaries, no density, no edge, and infinite. It can not be described, but can be experienced
In 1967 when I was 10 my grandfather, a small town electrician with no high school diploma in southeast Ohio, spoke philosophically to us kids... "I can understand the concept of everything but I can't understand the concept of nothing." He also said about the universe "I can understand 'will always exist' but I can't understand 'has always existed.'
These videos are almost exactly the same conversations I had with my friends when I was in my twenties. We were nerds, sure, but we were also soooooooooo high.
I've always heard the saying "nothing is impossible" when I was a child. When I grew up, I realized that not everything is possible. However, the concept of nothing, is impossible.
I love the chemistry between Neil and Chuck. It always makes me think of that scene in the office when Michael talks about how Dwight captivated the audience and Michael goes "Well, I captivated the guy who captivated a thousand guys" Chuck was once thought to be a D-list comedian, and he routinely cracks up one of the smartest living human beings on the planet.
.Professor Neil and my man Chuck. You two are the best. I was telling one of my foreign passengers in my taxi that how much you guys educate me.. Thank you for reaching out to the most poorest part of the planet as well as to the edge of the universe. Thank you. With lots of respect from Sri Lanka.
In science, the concept of "nothing" often challenges our understanding, as it can imply a vacuum, a state devoid of matter, or a theoretical absence of existence. This notion plays a critical role in fields like quantum mechanics and cosmology, where "nothing" can have profound implications. How might ongoing research into quantum fluctuations and the nature of voids further reshape our comprehension of what "nothing" truly means in the universe?
So, necessarily, for the universe to exist, there has to have been something for all eternity. Nothing being the absence of anything, including any laws of nature, has no potential to become something. Nothing is nothing. To say it has potential is to no longer be talking about nothing.
I have one exception to this... if the universe you are living in.... is a simulation... including all the laws of nature in your simulation... then even supposing you created a 'nothing' it might just be a nothing within that simulation.... or more accurately, the simulation in a switched off state, or before it is run ( just like a game/program). If you live in that simulation, you can't possibly detect anything outside it. But that doesn't mean that your simulation cannot be created from nothing.... as your frame of reference... everything you know, all laws of nature and physics only exist for you in your simulation..... but there might be a whole other "real" set of laws of nature that you are never privy to, and can never learn, no matter how hard you try. ( unless there are errors in the simulation... clues )
You can make something from nothing. Obviously, in mathematics, you can subtract from zero. In a less abstract way, suppose you truly have a box of nothing. Now put that nothing in a bigger box and then cut that box in half: you have two nothings. Destroy one of those boxes and you have one nothing - or half of the original nothing ... which is half a nothing. It is a bit like digging a hole: you start with nothing(no hole); you end up with a hole and a pile of dirt. Recombine them and you have nothing again (no pile and no hole).In the above example, you have effectively "dug a hole in nothing" and thrown the "hole" way leaving half a nothing, or if you keep that "hole" you have two nothings.
If Time, and the march to entropy started when the universe began, than there definitely was (at least at some point) Nothing. If the absence of time is critical to how we define "Nothing" here, then in-theory, there was nothing. When you sleep soundly (without dreaming), "Nothing" itself can be perceived and experienced. Only after you have passed through it, and have awakened, do you realize "Whoa, I perceived Nothing." You were in a state of oblivion. Same with the "empty box", where you see "Nothing", because you can't see air molecules. If you go real deep and follow the theory that states that 'Perception/Observation is fundamental to the existence of reality.', then I think it's safe to say (considering Mr. Tyson's conclusion) that... "Nothing is the absence of perception." Like, individuals born blind. They don't see "blackness", they "see" Nothing... just like you can't see behind your head. You don't see blackness behind your head. You see Nothing. You have an absence of perception behind your head. Therefore, Total Nothingness, is the complete literal absence of perception. No time. No space. No blackness. No experience. Complete oblivion, except ALSO in a physically external sense, as well as by personal perception.
@@95rav that would be like matter and antimatter when they combine it results in nothing, so theoretically you can do that backwards, turn nothing into two somethings, with the limitation those two somethings when combined would be nothing
Nothing do exist. Its like what blind people see. Rry closing an eye. Just one. That what blind people see with both eyes. Nothing. Its like they dont have eyes.
We have to trust that science is right to have our own thoughts to ponder. I'm fairly normal and I'm not perfect nor any human being. Just by throwing that in the mix gives me great concern about when and about what that imperfection is about.
12:10 Fun fact, in Hungarian 'nothing' is 'semmi' [ ˈʃɛmːi]. However, there is also a thing called 'semmi sem' [ ˈʃɛmːi ˈʃɛm], meaning 'not even nothing', or 'nothing else/either/neither'.
Actually, I'm waiting for him to talk more on this, because this is the part it get interesting If u removed all the atoms and create perfect vacuum, virtual particle wil still be there, is this somehow linked to dark matter? Recent study show acceleration of universe isn't uniformly applied to the space around us, some region of space slower, some much faster, could be due to super void or void between cluster/galaxies (best vacuum in nature) create such thing called dark matter/energy that we still can't understand?
Quantum physics still have to obey the laws something had to have "caused" the virtual particles to exist in the first place. Without a first cause, nothing else can exist. So, the first cause must exist, and there can be no reality where it does not. Everything other than the first cause is said to be “contingent.” This simply means that everything that begins-or is caused-owes its origin to something else. The first cause, on the other hand, does not and cannot depend on anything else in order to exist, since it must exist. And The first cause must also be changeless since change is always triggered by some outside force or event. But since the first cause is the “first,” no other causes can affect it. This means the first cause must not only be changeless, but it must also be perfect-it is the standard of all other things, since all other things are caused by and secondary to it
@@jaxsonteller854 Not trying to be that blind religious guy, but... You could say this is all leading to prove that there must be a creator. Scary thought, especially for science..isn't It?
He just happens to know a lot stuff, that doesn't necessarily make him smart. Although he's also smart, don't know him personally so I don't know if he is really smart.
Now I understand the quote - *"Nothing is Impossible"* 👍
It killed me but NOTHING happened
Underrated comment 😂😂
That's deep
Very underrated comment.
The IQ of this comment is "Astronomical" or "A Googleplex"
Neil: "What you doing?"
Me: "Nothing"
Neil: " Let's talk about that, son."
Your heart is beating, your blood is flowing, your lungs are expanding and contracting, eyes are blinking, motor controlled muscles not \mussels\ are flexing, brain is constantly thinking and firing through receptors through out the brain, and signaling nerves through out your body. And even if your dead your decaying. So can't be doing nothing. old man typing. LOL
@@SierWilliam 😂😂👏👏
SierWilliam okay then i was flowing blood through my body, pumping my heart, expanding my lungs and contracting them, thoughts firing in my brain through receptors, muscles contracting, eyes blinking, moms spaghetti.
Had to like you were on 666 likes 😈🙏 😂
So accurate!!
Imagine if he had to talk about 'something'. Would take forever.
Nah infinity when he explained it didn't take to long... Lol
well, he technically did talk about something. He described what it means to have nothing, and because nothing is directly proportional to something, we can infer the limits of something.
Luingus lol
That made me laugh. Nice joke.
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Thanks, Neil. I understood nothing.
Me too now I understand nothing
LOL
Lol
Lol
Damnn😂
Neil is the only guy that can talk for 13+ minutes about LITERALLY NOTHING
...and during that time talking, he explains everything. This man is a godsend to humanity!
I CAN TALK ABOUT NOTHING FOR 5 HOURS
During which time we learn a whole lot of nothing.... well maybe smoke a joint. lol
You mean nothing that you understand. I can listen to him and understand much of his content
Now that’s something
Whitney Houston: “ 🎶 ...I have nothing, nothing, nothing... 🎶”
Neil: Now hold on for a second there...
😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
🎵I have oxygen, nitrogen, C02 if I don’t have you🎶
Well…….actually😏
My thanks to you Dr. Tyson, but given all impediments inherent in human nature due to the process of evolution and struggle for survival how can we ever hope to understand an explanation such as that?
Chuck has my dream job: getting educated in a plethora of interesting fields by actual experts, in a causal setting where you can ask questions , and there’s not even an expectation of being smart: they just ask you to make jokes to appeal to the other average joes. What could be better?
Valentino Balbonis job
I will also watch!!
Being paid to breath would be better.
liv Gertz that would be epic
But the questions he asks and some of the input.. he's actually smart as well as funny... he's not a scientist but you can tell by his comprehension, when hearing the answer the man has an IQ higher than average......
When I was in High School, I wasn't interested in science at all. And now that I am older and retired, I'd like to know more and more about science. I think it is mainly because of Neil who is an excellent teacher and makes the subject very interesting and fascinating. Thanks and kudos. Keep on educating us for it is significant that we understand what goes on around us, the earth, the seasons, the gravity pull, atoms, protons, molecules, et al. Wish you all the best.
Guy to girl: Hey babe what's wrong?
Girl: Nothing.
Run.
This comment deserves more likes.
@@squeet6831 OK, I'll give it one then.
I read run in the Firefighter Clown voice 😂
To which I would typically reply "Fantastic! I thought owing to your silence and the sour expression you're wearing there might be something irking you. Glad all's well. Later!"
I'm not married anymore.
*The nothing proceeds to consume everything*
Mom: "What is this guy talking about?"
Me: "Nothing."
Mom: "???"
SAME
Its even better in my case because my family doesnt understand english.
Well actually.....
@@AthenisOculi It would be the same in other languages
in my case would be "nada"
@@8koi245 are you portuguese?
Title: "Tyson explains nothing"
Video : *13 minutes long*
Me: hmm, seems legit.
There's so much Nothing that a 10 minute video is actually 13 minutes.
@@quietrevelry 🤣
Niel is the most entertaining, enthusiastic and intelligent science communicator today. He Never ceases to blow my mind.
My mind was blown.....
No slides, no animations, no special effects... and yet he explains complex concepts so effortlessly! Hat's off to you Neil!!! I wish I had such teachers during my school and college days. Each episode you do is an eye-opener. And Chuck is great too, representing us with our thoughts, queries and amazement! Keep it up guys!
Very well said. They say that a genius makes the complicated very simple....
I wish Neil was my seventh grade science teacher! I might have learned something and been interested in it... at 69 years old I'm glad I finally found a teacher of science I can listen to and I will learn all I have missed. Thanks
Do you laugh when you think of number 69.. internet wants to know
I have a little of doubt about your age...
As long as these kind of videos have order of magnitude more views than the flat Earth videos, there's hope for humanity. Unfortunately we have entered (mostly here in America) an age of anti science where people are so cynical and have no trust in institutions that even the science and scientists became victims of this crazy movement. These people trust their feelings, their guts, their eyes and their local pastor, more than they trust people who've spent most of their lives learning and explaining how the world works... But in spite of this these people love to use their smartphones, the internet, cars with GPS, etc. And all the stuff I've mentioned is based on science and not on some guy having a feeling about something.. I like my doctor to base his opinion on the scientific facts thank you very much..
Bruh you’re not 69 years old you’re 6.9 years old
@@markbrisec3972 most people in the world don’t believe in flat earth
Neil has the best laugh. So genuine. And it’s about particle physics.
😂why I am laughing
Jahhahahahahhghahahaha LOL ROLPH
He could've easily say something about oxygen and hydrogen gas particles bonding together making water, and falls downward as RAINDROPS, DEBUNKING Gravity .
@Nadaguru 0 It's nothing, do U agree ?
My fault. He's into Space Bending, and GAS BONDING is physical reality science !
It is always fun to listen to Dr. Tyson, discussions, regarding science and nothing. Chuck said it best. Nothing is something!
When you ask you clearly upset girlfriend, "what's the matter?":
- "Nothing."
that’s a double
"Do whatever you want!"
Now, there are a lot of virtual particles swarming there.
bwhahaha nice
Nah you shoukd say: Everything
"There's not matter, not energy, not even the laws of physics" they're describing my bank balance.
Lol and mine
I wish I could say the same. My bank balance has something...anti-gravity. It currently repels all positive numbers.
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You guys should start a club.
Underrated comment 😂
Chuck's delivery of that 'oh god...' after Neil mentioned quantum physics is just so perfect 🤣🤣🤣
yea i just heard it and it's perfectly timed if you understand quantum physics as much is possible to understand it lol
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@@timothyalan34 - Nobody asked.
@@MrMuz99 speak for yourself
@@oldbot64 - I usually do, gets messy trying to speak for others.
For those that like this kind of topic, there’s an amazing graphic novel called Logicomix. Even if you don’t like graphic novels, you won’t be able to put this down. The last part of what Neil was talking about is the philosophy of language, which is what Wittgenstein basically said all philosophy boils down to.
And if you read this far, let me digress (not to be confused with deGrasse) a little further. Doesn’t Neil sort of make Wittgenstein’s argument here? In school we used to argue about which science was the science to rule them all. Biologists, chemists, and physicists all had a go to say they were on top, but I always felt it was Philosophy. “Philosophy, that’s not even a science. Are you crazy?” they said. True, Philosophy gets has the rep that it was supplanted by science in the search for truth and supplanted by religion in the search for wisdom. But when you really get down to it, Philosophy has the most grounded appreciation of the boundaries of reality. Every day, physicists discover amazing things about the material universe; yet, when an astrophysicist tries to explain the concept of ’nothing,’ as he strips away everything he can describe he realizes the concept itself starts to make less sense. This is because we do not interface with reality directly, we do so through the senses and, importantly, through language.
Words are tools, so the question is, how good is a word as a tool? As for modern philosophy's relationship to modern science, philosophy tells science which way to go. Science figures out how to go. (which way to go is Broader Survival).
I was so received that I finally knew what nothing was, but then Neil went "BUT I DESCRIBED IT SO NOW ITS A THING" and my soul broke
If I had a science teacher like Neil, I would have been a scientist! I love this channel! I love learning and I’m in my 60’s!
there is no age restriction on expanding the brain! I am 20 & love this show. Salute to you OG keep rollin
There’s so much more to learn now than when we were young . I’m 71 and I can’t get enough of this stuff - I mean all things scientific, but most especially science involving the largest and the smallest features of our universe -> such as astronomy, chemistry, physics and the like. Makes me wish I could read faster! The advances lurking just barely around the corner are truly mind-boggling!
You write this comment in every video
72 and still learning. Love this,!
@@omars-qz6rn There's a difference between being a hobbyist astronomer/learning the cool concepts, vs doing the work of one.
All this man wanted was nothing, and Neil couldn’t even give him that😂😂
Technically he gave him nothing at the end.
Just one Pepsi
@@guitarsenpai420 Lol what a reference
By giving him nothing he gave him something.
He gave him something! It’s called BS. Typical Neil deGrasse Tyson! For real!!
Neil goes round and round, with a multitude of words, that in the end, all add up to……..Yeah, NOTHING!!
One time I was very high and I thought about this. What if we can go beyond the universe? Beyond everything? What would be there? I kept repeating to myself “even that nothingness is still within a paradigm of something” it’s just wild to think about. There can never be nothing because it will always be within something. There’s so much we don’t understand and I don’t think we ever will.
Firstly, nothingness can't itself have an existence which is a tautological consequence of what existence actually is. You can't use "nothing" and "existence" in the same sentence without contradicting yourself. The relation between existence and the absent of it could be expressed as follow: existence=E, non-existence=E-, nothing=non-existence, existence=everything, E/=E-=> existence is not nothing, E=E=>existence is everything. The potential for everything to exist must be true since if existence didn't cover some parts that could conceivable exist, nothingness or non-existence would therefore exist in some way which cant be true since that would imply that a paradox was realized. One way to imagine this is to imagine the set of reality, that would be the ultimate set containing absolutely everything which would include all sub-sets. But then you might wonder why this ultimate set doesn't contain the set of nothing. This can be explained by imagining the set of nothingness, the absent of existence illustrated as an empty ring containing nothing since the set of nothing consist of nothing inside of it. The area inside of it would be totally empty and blank. Since a set is defined by its elements, the set of nothing is the only set that could never exist. Therefore, it doesn't either exist as a sub-set of the all-encompassing set of reality. Since logic is the means by which existence is realized, defining existence and non-existence firstly requires the explanation for why that logical operation can be made. That is, why logic itself exists. This must be explained trough the means of using some kind of metalogic where you define logic with logic itself. The answer to why logic must exist in this metalogical sense is that analogues to existence, the absent of logic would itself require an attribution that can't be attributed to it without the presence of the attribute. Non-logic is the absence of logic, making a distinction is itself by nature logical and therefore logic must exist as the very nature of its own structure. The relationship between logic and reality could be expressed as simple as: Logic=the structure of that which is true, Existence=that which exists and therefore is also the complete set of truth, Logic=Reality. Since reality is all there is, it defines, configure and processes itself from this primordial state of infinite potential into every logical structure that could possible exist, since remember, logic and its product which is reality requires the mere possibility for anything to exist to actualize since L=E=Everything.
I'm watching this. I was supposed to be doing work. Mom walked in and asked "What are you watching?" I replied with "Nothing, Mom." She asked "Lemme see" so I showed her. I didn't lie but now I'm grounded.
If I found my kids watching star talk, and liked it, I would have done gave them more...... more star talk
Serves you right, Simon
Bruh that's clsssic haha
@@samanthanor332 Heck! I would buy them a gift!
@@marconeyu you need co. Ck
"What is mind? No matter. What is matter? Never mind!"
-Homer Simpson
Lol
Dude I know some people hate scientist & they just "happen to have family who are straight {N WORD}" some of you know what I mean, how can I make them better? Because the dude that investigated French fries fuel died alone, same as testla & the way they parish worries me
Dude I know some people hate scientist & they just "happen to have family who are straight {N WORD}" some of you know what I mean, how can I make them better? Because the dude that investigated French fries fuel died alone, same as testla & the way they parish worries me
Alan watts said it before homer simpson. I imagine someone before him as well...
That's the spirit !
0f n0thing-ness.
“The Three Oddest Words”
by Wislawa Szymborska
When I pronounce the word Future,
the first syllable already belongs to the past.
When I pronounce the word Silence,
I destroy it.
When I pronounce the word Nothing,
I make something no non-being can hold.
Wislawa is the best waifu
So quote-worthy
@@David-vz4yk I don't watch anime, I just like those terms. Try being a little cooler, would ya?
I love these two. Neil can blow Chuck's mind, but then Chuck cracks him up
Neil gets an empty box for christmas
Neil : “ OH BOY !!! “
He got air as present
😅🤣
😁
Then he got excited and sad almost at the same time, because he knew there was an extra virtual particle there as a present but it vanished before he could detect it.
love your joke!!
Showed this to my wife, she replied. "I know now what I'm getting you for your birthday."
This video is describing your ”wife” not birthday present.
r/boomershumor
You played yourself
@@dragoonTT ooff took me a while but got it, that's harsh ma man
@@dragoonTT Yo you just killed the man, come on.
What a great “educational” comedy team! I love learning and laughing at the same time!
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Who doesn't?
The energy/chemistry these guys have is amazing to watch, They're both funny and very smart.
Never stop sharing the knowledge, the laughs, and the unguided stories.
"There's snakes in space?!"
"There's literally everything in space, Morty!!!"
Of course, Earth hangs in space.
Wrong message thread bud. Go watch cartoons
The biggest nothing in the Observable Universe: my bank account.
Save a minimum of 10%. Never allow yourself to be broke.
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@@TNTN1977 Are you offering 10% ? In case you were unaware. Supermajority of humans in histoty weren't born with wealth in the function of capitalism, or otherwise.
Decent advice but stay on the surface level, be skimmed off the top like toxic algae.
that is wild, that is sad lol
That means you HAVE a bank account. So thats something
So the instant you think of it, it becomes an idea, and is immediately something.
But luckily/unluckily we don't have psychic powers, so when I think of a canoe sized banana into my room, it doesn't appear in the room because I thought of it. Only through using my body along with my mind, will I achieve this important GMO goal!
Yes, but only if you clarify what you mean by something. Not everyone considers immaterial things like thoughts and ideas to be something, but if you do, then sure.
It's trivial to describe non-physical/made-up things. That doesn't make them "a thing" but they are non-scientific. And that's the problem with talking about "nothing" in physics, because it's impossible to have a theory without starting from something. And if you define nothing as the absence of that, then the definition of nothing is non-scientific.
You’re confusing philosophical
nothing with physical nothing.
@@aidankarmali2888 an idea is a series of electrical impulses in the brain
Imagine Utopia. Utopia means, literally “no place.” So imagine “Zero” of everything. No matter, no space, no universe. Can you imagine it? The existence of everything, never existed. It’s literally mind blowing.
Neil is a really cool scientist. Thank you for explaining really complicated stuff so easily for everyone to understand.
For me, it's that these always something new. Even on things I know a fair bit about there's always something fresh on every topic
Thank you Neil & chuck
I dont understand nothing
So, you understand something.
Yes
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Imagine nearly nothing and keep subtacting
@@yamayam1389
Ooooooo
Oooo
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The dynamic of this show is so underrated and overlooked. I absolutely love how these two communicate their different ways of thinking.
One is teaching, the other is learning...
@@avro357 not always..
Is it? Seems every other comment is talking about the chemistry between these two.
I was hoping to hear about black holes in the discussion. Thanks for the edification.
it's three in the morning in Athens & I'm extremely tired but...I've been sitting on my couch for the last two hours, binge watching startalk and i literally can't stop. you're both great. thanks for explaining all these wonderful things.
Athens Georgia?
Athens Ohio? 🤪
Nope! Athens, Greece
Are you wearing sunglasses?
Litterly knowledge freinds
Neil trying to imagine The Nothing and explain it to us - while i was having a Michael Ende's 'The Neverending Story' flashback..
The Nothing cannot be named, explained, understood or even imagined; therefore, Nothing is the absence of imagination, creativity.
Uhm you just described it tho...
Does it mean that my nothing can be completely different than your nothing?
Contrariwise, Nothing is Everything, all the potentialities, even the unknowables, the undefinables, the undescribables. Infinitely rich and dense.
Nothing does not exist, there's no such thing as nothing, for even describing "nothing" means its something. Therefore it should not exist.
@@clarcktumazar "Nothing" is beyond and above our existence, our reality. It is more real than our Universe. We are after all mere projections in 3D of a 2D reality on the surface of our Universe sphere, on the boundary to Nothing.
You can travel through a whole lot of nothing without noticing. 😆
i've found the youtube comments section are a whole lot of nothing, hope you're doing well cody, my brain after this video on the otherhand is kinda nothing
top comment by cody and only 8 likes
Sounds like jc penny
Now that I think about it, from what you just said, travel and talking become one, my wife talks for hours (traveling through space/time) and say absolutely "nothing".
Heyyyy cody
So Oxygen, Nitrogen and a box walk into a bar, everybody asked what's up with the box?. They said "nothing and don't ask because it didn't matter"
I clicked expecting Neil to be quiet for +10 minutes.
In what universe would that ever happen? Lol
That would be something
@@thejpx yeah, that would still be a youtube video
Or
It would still be neil being silent wich is something
Neil is never quiet
I expected Chuck to interrupt Neil and say: allow me to start explaining nothing. And then he would remain silent.
So, the moral is that our universe dislikes “nothing” so much that “nothing” cannot exist....
Which is why the big bang is such a mystery to people who aren't creationist. Kinda supports the fact that something was always since "nothing" cannot be.
Ale ssandro ………You have said what ARISTOTLE a Greek Philospher had already said , about 2400 years ago …You are as great .Thanks
IN HIS own words **Universe does not like VACUUMs**…
In the Universe of Space - Time , there exist no *Nothingness*…man made or Natural ..
But Pre - Big Bang Condition is of **Absolute Nothingness**…There existed not even a single material Particle , whatsoever.
That’s the True Nothing ………JagtarSinghAujla USA
@@OfTheTribeOfJudah matter and virtual particles ain't the same thing, though.
We don’t know enough about our universe to claim that nothing can’t exist. Cuz we literally don’t know what nothing is.
@@OfTheTribeOfJudah Personally, I believe our universe was created from the brief formation of a white hole. This could explain why we haven't found the theoretical "center" of our universe and why everything is rapidly expanding outward. Also, to believe in an all-powerful creator, would still leave you with the same question: if "nothing" cannot be, where did this creator come from?
They're at it again ✨
At what
Lovin' every minute of it !!
Talking about nothing
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Are you my girlfriend?
"The concept you're describing aligns closely with what some philosophical and spiritual traditions refer to as "absolute nothingness" or "the Void." This notion transcends even the concept of Sunyata in Buddhism, which deals with the emptiness of intrinsic nature but still acknowledges the interdependent existence of phenomena.
In the highest sense, this "total, complete emptiness" would be beyond all physical, conceptual, and descriptive boundaries. It implies a state where there is no existence of any kind-not even the potential for existence, such as virtual particles or physical laws. This form of nothingness is often considered ineffable, meaning it cannot be described or conceptualized within the limits of human language and thought.
Such a concept is often approached in mystical and metaphysical contexts rather than in scientific or philosophical discourse, where even the idea of describing "nothing" falls short. It is the ultimate transcendence of all dualities, concepts, and even the self-referential act of naming or describing. This idea pushes the boundaries of human cognition and language, pointing towards a profound and paradoxical state of pure, unconditioned nothingness." "Manjusri asked, World-honored one, what is the state of the unconditioned? Buddha said, The absence of thought is the state of the unconditioned." (Unconditioned in this context is referring to the awakened mind of a Buddha. It has not been taught that there is any difference good or bad, great or small, between the body, speech and mind of a Buddha, and the body, speech and mind of a sentient being. Your mind is already peaceful when still, and clearly apparent while in motion. This clarity and emptiness are nondual. Your mind is the Buddha from the very beginning. All thoughts and all dharmas (phenomena) are self-liberated into their own essence in the very instance of their arising. ❤😊
I like how he went super meta at the end there because once he described the nothing that doesn't have matter or the laws of physics or time I was thinking to myself "But then you've still got something because you know what that nothing is and can describe why it's nothing. If it can be identified then it's not nothing anymore". You really did an amazing job this time. ❤️
and once you reach this level you can even continue on for infinity since every conceptualization based around subtracting the previous conceptualizations creates a new defined concept that needs to be subtracted from itself. Taking the though experiment to it's limit leaves you with two opposite perpetual infinities: that which is infinitely 'more' nothing than itself, and that which is infinitely not nothing, ie: everything.
Which to me makes sense since it's basically a description of the 'purest' quantum state and the 'most mixed' quantum state
'Q: What gets bigger the more you take away from it?'
'A: A hole'
I've never seen anyone talk about nothing for 13 minutes straight and still be this entertaining and insightful. Lol
Just listen to any philosopher.
not even jerry?
You're the first person that I've read in the comments to perfectly pull off the "nothing" double entendre
Question: What is nothing?
Answer: it isn't
Or is it?
*mind blown* see as humans we are so use to everything being "something" even the basic terms we use are incorrect when attempting to discuss nothing
The misunderstanding; it's not that there is nothing in the box, it's that there is no thing in the box.
This is why "the nothing" from The Never Ending Story was so terrifying to me.
Truee.
Don't forget one cannot have shadow without life.
Darth FB because Neil deGrasse Tyson made a 13 minute video on it?
People who play Minecraft, and have fallen in the void 420 times: First time?
Aww I know
@@JT_771
not that it matters, but 'yes.'
"Nothing" is impossible.
I think the deeper understanding is not that "nothing" doesn't exist but that it is impossible for us to observe "nothing".
If you think about the time before you were born and didn't exist that would be "nothing" except we can't visualise, remember or imagine that because it doesn't have any connection with your existence.
True "nothing" is completely incomprehensible but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
@Ed Straker what?
not to mention there are dimensions we can't see.
Wow 👍🏾
Literally
This video has made me understand nothing
Ps I love Tyson’s voice
In the literal form or...? 😂
But it taught nothing
I agree
First time seeing this channel. Chuck is absolutely hilarious 😂
"If you want and smoke your marihuana"
Buddy, how do you think i ended up in this video?
XD
Yup
It’s like he knew...
Having a smoke whilst watching hahaha
hahaha xactly !!!
Now, I can confidently say that I understand 'nothing'! Love it. One of my favorite episodes.
Sir, if you Can understand 'nothing', then you don't understand "nothing"
@@sanoodilon4563the more I know, I know I know nothing...
Anyone who says they can explain nothingness has already failed. We cannot conceive of nothingness without bounding it by something.
Exactly.
well...i've "been" in it. It was a life changing experience. Even i can't conceive it even though i've "seen" it.
I was high yes, but i know where i've been i can assure you. ^^
Something which is space
@@Mystipaoniz you take psychedelics or something?
@@citizenvulpes4562 yes, mushrooms. So i was high on psylocibin i think.
But don't let this dismiss the experience though. I can prove with facts and some stories (which are real, and does not requires any kind of drugs ^^) that i lived something out of this world. I'm "debriefing" the whole thing for 20 years now also. That helps.
The circumstances are also important in order to live such a mystical experience. State of mind and all.
I was just lucky (or not, depends on how you see it afterwards ^^) to have lived such a thing.
And i speak too much i'm sorry ^^
But after 20 years, not only i'm not afraid of people saying i'm mad or lying, i actually want more people to know about it. People who are interested of course. ;)
Cheers!
I also understood nothing. Beautifully explained. Simple explanation to something that is nothing. Chuck rightly said "sothing". I will say both of you are "soothing" to hear. Well done.
Jeeeez These two smoking a bowl talking about “nothing” would be a whole other show.
They sound to me as though they have already smoked a bowl, or had a couple of whiskys.
It would just take longer to arrive to the same point lol
They would probably lose their train of thought quite often
Ygritte- "You know nothing, Jon snow"
Jon after watching this video- 😏
Ygritte understood that in the absence of virtual particles, there was something there and Jon knew it.
nothingness doesn't exist. therefore when Ygritte says that Jon knows nothing, she meant that what Jon knows doesn't exist. therefore Jon doesn't know anything 😏 back to square one.
@@GrammeStudio the value of nothing exists tho just like how we know life is around us but we dont value it so we say it is not there.
Weak
That's why I love them black brothers. Full of talent, full of wits, smarts and they are just real to themselves. Lots of love from Asia.
It has nothing to do with being black
I explained this concept about “nothing” in my book “A Peep into Void” in 2015 - no matter, no energy, no space, no time.
*:Neil when he opens an empty box:* THeRe IS OnlY sOmE OxyGeN MoLEcuLeS In HeRe
No you gotta go the full scope. What did he say - Nitrogen, Co2 etc. - probably should pull up somekind of instrument/s to measure the presumably empty box. :D
I learned "nothing" from this video, thx!
Me watching this at 2 a.m. while high: "Woah"
You gonna get so many thumbs up from stoners :3
WoOoOAhHhH
@@dript7686 YANKEE
Hello my friend
Broooo
A good example of how limiting language can be. What trying to explain can only be experienced. Namaste🙏🏾
When Chuck said "Not with my carrier", I felt that.
career*
I made a big mistake and smoked beforehand, lol. I loved the first time I heard Neil describe "nothing" with Lawrence Krauss but this was enjoyable to listen to as well =) Love you Dr. Tyson!
One must even take a “void” out of the picture when contemplating nothing. Because even that is, yes, something.
But the Void must exist.....some where...it has to. In infinity,and infinity has to exist as well.
I've went into it. It is infinite hollowness. It's less than nothing. No boundaries, no density, no edge, and infinite. It can not be described, but can be experienced
Nobody: nothing
Neil: Let's talk about that
Literally nothing😂
🎯😂🤞🏾
In 1967 when I was 10 my grandfather, a small town electrician with no high school diploma in southeast Ohio, spoke philosophically to us kids... "I can understand the concept of everything but I can't understand the concept of nothing." He also said about the universe "I can understand 'will always exist' but I can't understand 'has always existed.'
As I'm watching this, I'm thinking about a Star Talk - Mind Field Cross-Over...
Michael Stevens & Neil de Grasse Tyson... That would be perfect...
*... Or wouldn't be?*
[VSAUCE THEME INTENSIFIES]
@[REDACTED] . do you happen to come from the scp foundation?
Yesssssss
And as always.. keep looking up
VSAUCE HERE
Just getting into your show I’m so glad you make science funny!! Sad you didn’t make it to the solar eclipse event in Dallas
These videos are almost exactly the same conversations I had with my friends when I was in my twenties. We were nerds, sure, but we were also soooooooooo high.
Probably more intelligent that anything Neil da wind bag says.
Maan, same here... twenties, with my friend, gettin high and talking about this stuff.
@@tralfazruk1 racist
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@@joejoebart-3062 what
Chuck: Are we there yet?!
Neil: Don't make me turn this explanation around
They are so hilarious together 😂 I am in tears
"You moment you try to describe nothing, you've filled it with something."
Nothing: The absence of something. Checkmate.
“The nothing that is something which is nothing” is the perfect conclusion, good for Chuck!
I've always heard the saying "nothing is impossible" when I was a child. When I grew up, I realized that not everything is possible. However, the concept of nothing, is impossible.
Excellent point 👍
So is everythin impossible too?
@@lukyril exactly
But for there to be a name for it means it’s something
@@lukyril No, everything is all that exists. Everything already 'is'. It can never be 'is-not'. Which brings us back to "nothing" cannot exist.
I love the chemistry between Neil and Chuck.
It always makes me think of that scene in the office when Michael talks about how Dwight captivated the audience and Michael goes "Well, I captivated the guy who captivated a thousand guys"
Chuck was once thought to be a D-list comedian, and he routinely cracks up one of the smartest living human beings on the planet.
Humor is something.....Something good.🌠
Hahaha I love that scene too hehe great reference 👌😅
don't you mean the physics?
.Professor Neil and my man Chuck. You two are the best. I was telling one of my foreign passengers in my taxi that how much you guys educate me.. Thank you for reaching out to the most poorest part of the planet as well as to the edge of the universe. Thank you. With lots of respect from Sri Lanka.
In science, the concept of "nothing" often challenges our understanding, as it can imply a vacuum, a state devoid of matter, or a theoretical absence of existence. This notion plays a critical role in fields like quantum mechanics and cosmology, where "nothing" can have profound implications. How might ongoing research into quantum fluctuations and the nature of voids further reshape our comprehension of what "nothing" truly means in the universe?
I felt that "not with my carrier" joke, lol.
So, necessarily, for the universe to exist, there has to have been something for all eternity. Nothing being the absence of anything, including any laws of nature, has no potential to become something. Nothing is nothing. To say it has potential is to no longer be talking about nothing.
barely got this after the 3rd read but great take on it!
I have one exception to this... if the universe you are living in.... is a simulation... including all the laws of nature in your simulation... then even supposing you created a 'nothing' it might just be a nothing within that simulation.... or more accurately, the simulation in a switched off state, or before it is run ( just like a game/program). If you live in that simulation, you can't possibly detect anything outside it. But that doesn't mean that your simulation cannot be created from nothing.... as your frame of reference... everything you know, all laws of nature and physics only exist for you in your simulation..... but there might be a whole other "real" set of laws of nature that you are never privy to, and can never learn, no matter how hard you try. ( unless there are errors in the simulation... clues )
You can make something from nothing.
Obviously, in mathematics, you can subtract from zero.
In a less abstract way, suppose you truly have a box of nothing. Now put that nothing in a bigger box and then cut that box in half: you have two nothings. Destroy one of those boxes and you have one nothing - or half of the original nothing ... which is half a nothing.
It is a bit like digging a hole: you start with nothing(no hole); you end up with a hole and a pile of dirt. Recombine them and you have nothing again (no pile and no hole).In the above example, you have effectively "dug a hole in nothing" and thrown the "hole" way leaving half a nothing, or if you keep that "hole" you have two nothings.
If Time, and the march to entropy started when the universe began, than there definitely was (at least at some point) Nothing. If the absence of time is critical to how we define "Nothing" here, then in-theory, there was nothing.
When you sleep soundly (without dreaming), "Nothing" itself can be perceived and experienced. Only after you have passed through it, and have awakened, do you realize "Whoa, I perceived Nothing." You were in a state of oblivion.
Same with the "empty box", where you see "Nothing", because you can't see air molecules.
If you go real deep and follow the theory that states that 'Perception/Observation is fundamental to the existence of reality.', then I think it's safe to say (considering Mr. Tyson's conclusion) that...
"Nothing is the absence of perception."
Like, individuals born blind. They don't see "blackness", they "see" Nothing... just like you can't see behind your head. You don't see blackness behind your head. You see Nothing. You have an absence of perception behind your head.
Therefore, Total Nothingness, is the complete literal absence of perception. No time. No space. No blackness. No experience. Complete oblivion, except ALSO in a physically external sense, as well as by personal perception.
@@95rav that would be like matter and antimatter when they combine it results in nothing, so theoretically you can do that backwards, turn nothing into two somethings, with the limitation those two somethings when combined would be nothing
alternative title: Neil deGrasse Tyson explains my love life.
Underrated comment
there technically is something there, but it's scattered events in an infinite space
I rlly want to like this but the like count is at the funny number
This is one of the best videos of all time ❤
Wow, I never heard "Nothing" explained in that depth and meaning. Really opens our eyes in true meanings of words we say. Great video.
Now go read philosophy and you'll see that this is just the surface 💀
that philosophy of nothingness is rlly making me feel down :)))
And to add - if it is not "Nothing" - then it is "Something".
I love how casual this whole thing is, it's just like two close friends having a chat
Its like two stoners having trips while talking.
I completely forgot that Chuck is a comedian.
There cannot be any such thing as NOTHING, because the instant you attempt to define NOTHING, it becomes SOMETHING.
Nothing do exist. Its like what blind people see. Rry closing an eye. Just one. That what blind people see with both eyes. Nothing. Its like they dont have eyes.
@@lazyy2391 it’s like how you can’t see out of your fingers that is truly nothing
@@iguanzie5378 you can during a nuclear explosion. Light so bright your fingers are transparent
Since nothing cannot exist, what is left is the universe.
@@twitch6755 An infinite universe.
We have to trust that science is right to have our own thoughts to ponder. I'm fairly normal and I'm not perfect nor any human being. Just by throwing that in the mix gives me great concern about when and about what that imperfection is about.
12:10 Fun fact, in Hungarian 'nothing' is 'semmi' [ ˈʃɛmːi]. However, there is also a thing called 'semmi sem' [ ˈʃɛmːi ˈʃɛm], meaning 'not even nothing', or 'nothing else/either/neither'.
7:54 When he said Quantum Physics: *EVERYONE LEAVES THE CHAT*
Actually, I'm waiting for him to talk more on this, because this is the part it get interesting
If u removed all the atoms and create perfect vacuum, virtual particle wil still be there, is this somehow linked to dark matter?
Recent study show acceleration of universe isn't uniformly applied to the space around us, some region of space slower, some much faster, could be due to super void or void between cluster/galaxies (best vacuum in nature) create such thing called dark matter/energy that we still can't understand?
And that's why they will never understand quantum physics...
Quantum physics still have to obey the laws something had to have "caused" the virtual particles to exist in the first place. Without a first cause, nothing else can exist. So, the first cause must exist, and there can be no reality where it does not. Everything other than the first cause is said to be “contingent.” This simply means that everything that begins-or is caused-owes its origin to something else. The first cause, on the other hand, does not and cannot depend on anything else in order to exist, since it must exist. And The first cause must also be changeless since change is always triggered by some outside force or event. But since the first cause is the “first,” no other causes can affect it. This means the first cause must not only be changeless, but it must also be perfect-it is the standard of all other things, since all other things are caused by and secondary to it
They are real though, whether one likes it or not. It has been proven. A particle can exist in two places at once. It's time to get over it. :P
@@jaxsonteller854 Not trying to be that blind religious guy, but... You could say this is all leading to prove that there must be a creator. Scary thought, especially for science..isn't It?
Neil: "except quantam physics"
Chuck: "Oh God"
Me:😂
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Astrophysics not only screams "intelligent design", it can be damn funny
🙂
It’s my bank account after my divorce
I've been depressed for the past few days after this video I forget what depression is....😁😁😁🤘 Always look up.
Sure
My depression has been replaced with existential dread and anxiety don’t know which is worse
@@thatsunfortunate2205 ok
Hellyes
This was an absolute failure as an educational video, I learned nothing.
These guys are great together 🤣
Yeah because I learned nothing and if i somehow learned that thing then that is something
Good one
think again!
Ok so it wasn't just me
I look up to him, he’s so incredibly smart.
@@andranik_torosyan smart people are smart. If you wanna focus on manners, you can watch cocomelon.
He is a comedian and smart.People like Neil Degrasse Tyson is quite rare.
Yes and so is Neil.
If you value mountain climbing!
He just happens to know a lot stuff, that doesn't necessarily make him smart.
Although he's also smart, don't know him personally so I don't know if he is really smart.
It’s when you sleep with no dreams
That is just one use of the word.
There is no such state as no dreams. THC can suppress REM sleep, but it only suppresses them for Your consciousness. The dreams are still there.