![In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5BKExtuUMkU/X1tujwMTtHI/AAAAAAAAHuE/iwbaINH7dvIFNAmTqvuMCybFDGcyF66YwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/in-the-beginning-there-was-nothing-which-exploded.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Tag: metaphysics
![In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5BKExtuUMkU/X1tujwMTtHI/AAAAAAAAHuE/iwbaINH7dvIFNAmTqvuMCybFDGcyF66YwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/in-the-beginning-there-was-nothing-which-exploded.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
![The menu is not the meal.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YgsQBKQORH8/X1uJzL5jarI/AAAAAAAAKWE/iFkmWr-A5lcEVjfoebFFxlJrz967yQW9QCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-menu-is-not-the-meal.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The menu is not the meal.
![belief is the death of intelligence.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MR_NQWeuMSM/X1thrhUefnI/AAAAAAAAFyk/wrGAvd7ekJAj1AC2jcwgT8jH3aUv2t42wCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/belief-is-the-death-of-intelligence.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
belief is the death of intelligence.
![Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c8jWYkSXT6w/X1t11ALKhiI/AAAAAAAAIZc/sBB5URPoZLYB0tZ3aNB_1r5EdBQXm1aBwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/man-suffers-only-because-he-takes-seriously-what-the-gods-made-for-fun.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.
![Why are there beings at all, instead of Nothing?](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UXmNpEHsQ-A/X1uRoLytmEI/AAAAAAAALgU/9IqBH81cQzkFMtdim9ZglL7jLAy1DbQMQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/why-are-there-beings-at-all-instead-of-nothing.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Why are there beings at all, instead of Nothing?
![…reality is always plural and mutable.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5bDDMDuxHCY/X1t6qxFusDI/AAAAAAAAJDc/n7erKKptjYMoZrf_1sCXa2MXdKexTf1VQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/reality-is-always-plural-and-mutable.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
…reality is always plural and mutable.
![Each star is a mirror reflecting the truth inside you.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CAVayd9jZLQ/X1tjZ-FYz1I/AAAAAAAAGMU/Ro4OpvQ5idA-euZ1k18V1auDoq_BhWAbgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/each-star-is-a-mirror-reflecting-the-truth-inside-you.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Each star is a mirror reflecting the truth inside you.
![The map is not the territory.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TQkH4kB-OOs/X1uJx00HYaI/AAAAAAAAKV0/4Tvmae7Y3kIGC87iCS1PZO-t83djbMBDgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-map-is-not-the-territory.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The map is not the territory.
![…when dogma enters the brain, all intellectual activity ceases.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LBmoE7vsVP8/X1uQNnmF_AI/AAAAAAAALVI/ctgvIyKYrqkevq0PwLWNJLIGGqZIb7dXwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/when-dogma-enters-the-brain-all-intellectual-activity-ceases.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)