From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uicsovax!peschman
Newsgroups: net.physics
Title: Off the Wall. . . - (nf)
Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.1236
Posted: Wed Dec 15 12:33:49 1982
Received: Fri Dec 17 05:29:38 1982

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uicsovax!peschman    Dec 15 11:07:00 1982


	This might sound kinda strange, but to my limited backround 
in physics, it makes a little sense.  Could one of you please explain
it me.  The question concerns the Philosophy of Phisics (kinda).

	1) We know that systems of things tend to gravitate toward
	   their lowest energy state (electron falls to the inside 
	   of the atom, and a rock rolls down a hill).
	2) Consider the universe as a system, it too would tend to-
	   ward the lowest possible energy state.  With this in mind,
	   why is there anything.  Could it be that 'nothing' has
	   more energy than 'something'?  Why would anything ( of
	   substance) exist unless 'nothing' had more energy than
	   'something'?

	I am sure that there are glaring flaws in this statement, but
I would be interested in hearing what they are.

			Tom Peschman
		(uiucdcs!uicsovax!peschman)