Lawrence Krauss: The Flavors of Nothing (YouTube Geek Week!) | Big Think
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@JayToGo
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
Wait. When „Nothing“ has no physical laws yet, then how does quantum physics already exist, that pops in and out fluctuations of all kinds?
@taal_whisperer
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
pseudo intellectual banter
@paulbrocklehurst2346
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
This is a text book example of how scientists fail to appreciate the importance of philosophy I've read Lawrence's book A Universe From Nothing but science can't say anything about nothing because by definition i.e. Philosophically "it" (for want of a better word) isn't anything at all. Krauss says it's physical because it's the absence of something however something is some thing whereas nothing isn't so it doesn't & cannot exist in much the same way as darkness isn't "something" either. That's why black isn't a colour since there isn't anything to seem black. Nothing isn't black either because nothing isn't anything at all. It can't be even if a scientist claims that it is but he's not thinking about the philosophical shortcomings of this claim.
@countyingula
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
what is our universe expanding into? and what physics properties apply there? universal ones? or unknown? i'm down with whatever
@amanpalestina9664
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
ZENO Paradox. We have to start from ZERO.
For LIMIT and CONVERGENCE we conveniently start from 1, ignoring the ZERO (Achilles Heel).
And we many definition of nothing ?
@GC3-4370
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
That is one empty argument. Really poor in fact.
@qbblackpath
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
0:44 What?!!!
@AlexStock187
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
There would be “Meta-Laws” that determine how individual universes get their particular local laws of physics… He still isn’t grasping the problem. At least people like Sean Carroll and Graham Oppy understand the problem. Krauss really does not.
@suspiria9607
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
But without an observer…
@ShowUsTruth
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
If the absolute nothing is a aspce of boilng bubbling brew of virtual particles poping in and out of existence then what is the space without those particls called and weather such space is excist and if such space exists then what is the non-existence of that space called.
It seems that the word absolute would weather away upon facing these qustions.
@ramkumarr1725
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
So 😎 relaxing
@dr.andrewamin8179
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
Wait long enaugh !!!
Hey there is no time you cant say wait long enaugh . Usless 2 min video
@totobermundo
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
Hahaha🤣
@jasonmarcus8814
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
This man doesn't even know what he's saying. He's speaking as if he created the universe or could. So funny to believe in possibility of coincidences, the physical laws can't be random as being mathematically precise. There's applicability of maths in the universe, or it can be called fine-tuning. There's a difference between reality and fantasy, science and science fiction. Wonder how some accept his stupid thoughts. This kinda creatures only popular coz freethought and crazy fans, coz some people re so unsophisticated with their thinking as W.L. Craig said. 'Fanatical atheists are like the slaves, who cannot hear the music of the spheres'. – Albert Eintstein. When it comes to his hypothesis or fantasy maybe out of nothing but by and for nothing is impossible. He described realities as illusions and nothing with his this saying. He's nothing but his foolish thinking has nothing to do with all other normal people…
@elhadiy20
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
And that ! how you explain nothing , ladies and gents …
@bcbennet1
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
"Professing to be wise…they became fools" "The fool says in his heart there is no God"
@tpeasetiger
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
So…then…you’re talking about something?
@jayabalamurugan974
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
Vacuum/quantum fluctuation is random and not constant throughout that why there is more voids both internal and external than matter/energy. May be the future eqipments brings more light on realty and discard the imaginative stuffs. perspectives.
@dalemeadows225
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
I love how LK blows my mind with a smile on his face
@sioleontv780
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
r/aaahmmlks
@SpatialAndTemporalEvangelicals
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
Then Nothingness Will Recreate My Conciousness After Death.
My Conciousness Will Come Into Existence Out Of Nothing Once Again.
@mohamadaminsaadati1446
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
And how is gravity is nothing? While you can apply quantum mechanics on it? I believe you he is just playing with words!!!
@mohamadaminsaadati1446
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
And how is gravity is nothing? While you can apply quantum mechanics on it? I believe you he is just playing with words!!!
@mohamadaminsaadati1446
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
So how and how the laws of nature that come into existence after universe come to existence apply to the nothing which pre-exist them!? 🤔
@WinrichNaujoks
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
If he believes in an infinite numbers of universes without having a shred of evidence for it, he might as well believe in Father Christmas or God.
@frozenskelly2702
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
So you're describing how something can come from empty space and some fundamental physic laws and not actually something.
@beingkashmiri5865
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
Actually Lawrence krauss himself supports statement of quran As Allah says in quran and I designed heavens when they were like vapours .. and then krauss defines nothing as vapours .. how lame he is still he says there is no god .
@paulbrocklehurst7253
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
"When you think about nothing you have to be a little more careful than you usually are because nothing is a physical concept because it's the abscence of something & something is a physical concept." WRONG Lawrence! Very very wrong! Nothing is the LACK of anything physical therefore in no sense are you justified in claiming that it's physical in any way, shape or form. In fact you're not justified in calling it 'it' because BY DEFINITION it doesn't exist at all. If "it" did "it" would have to be something & therefore NOT nothing! – Am I wrong about that?
@randomguy56789
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
0:27 0:37
@noelkinz
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
He literally said nothing
@danielcarr1297
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
Wtf is everyone on about, he literally went all the way through reducing the definition until there were no laws, no space, no matter. How can anything be more nothing than that?!
@calvinrivera49
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
I call bullshit
@oldergentleman1111
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
Theists: God created the universe.
Atheists: God is a more complex explanation and the answer must be simpler
Theists: So how do you think the universe was brought into existence?
Atheists: Literally everything that can ever exist and every variable times infinity caused the universe.
LMAO
@oldergentleman1111
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 pm
Theists: God created the universe
Atheists: That's not a real scientific explanation, it's rather giving up and saying God did it.
Theists: so how do you think the universe was brought into existence?
Atheists: Nothing
LMAO
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