Why does the Universe exist?

I hope my, "tether" lived up to your expectations? (sarcasm)

Yes, you acted as I expected.
Not sure this 'open-market' is a great place for a 10 yr old though.

I can't stop him. He wants to have discussions. Plus, I think he was a personal vendetta to someone who thought he only copy and pasted things as arguments.

Ok, but I, and others, have tendencies toward occasional profanity.
Be warned.

Then I hope he will able to endure it detachedly. I will be overseeing his responses to see if he lives up to my expectations.

Good.
But you don't take a minor to a strip-joint and expect the stripper to stay clothed for his sake.

If he disappoints me, there will be consequences that a brother can inflict.

Lol.

I wasn't joking.

Nor I.

I see.

The universe is an infinitely vast continuum of space and matter that is currently in perpetual expansion. But why is there a universe at all and why does this one exist? These are very difficult questions to answer, mostly because no one person can provide a definite answer. Any response to this question would be entirely subjective. So personally, I believe that there is no reason as to why the universe exists, it just does. We as humans cannot grasp the concept of nothingness, or non-existence, because what would nothing be? The ideas of there ever being no time, atoms, or space is unfathomable and it is easier for people to process and accept that existence always existed. We cannot really question why the universe exists because again, there is no single answer, and a question like that must lead to the asking of several other questions like, why shouldn't the universe exist? Or what should/could have existed in place of the universe? Just thinking of an answer would lead to a several never-ending cycle of questions. Now as for why this universe exists, I think that it is all probability and that our universe is the way it is by chance. Yes, our universe could have appeared differently, but there is no reason as to why it is the way it is now. If one were to pick a coloured ball out of a bag without looking, and took out a green one, you cannot question why it was picked because it happened randomly and it just so happened that it was that particular ball that was picked out. It happened by random chance which is how I see our universe, a random manifestation of space, time, and matter that formed itself the way it is now out of chance. The question should not be why is this universe the way it is, but rather what were the chances that our universe turned out this way? Overall, the question of why the universe exists has no definite answer since we cannot comprehend its existence as it is beyond human understanding and intellect.

- C.S. Philosophy student at MMCSS D1P1

Well Sol there are in fact answers , however insufficient given certain limitations at present, especially given our tendency to dualism

Intuition says it will eventually be shown that the idea of nothingness entails contradiction and paradox. In other words, there just has to be a Universe, while recent discoveries regarding the interdependence of the constants suggests very strongly that it has to be the way it is because it can't be any other way

I'd say instead, intuitive. The Intuition is devalued

Really a good q Sol. Nothingness can be posited but impossible to conceive

Easier for you and me anyhow. Indeed, the notion of its having always existed in one form or another obviates all the C and P entailed by "creation "

Disagree Sol, as indicated above

The thryh

Why not? The universe exists because it just does, and no matter what we say it won't change the fact that it is here and so are we. This question is ill conceived, we shouldn't worry about why the universe exists we should sit back and enjoy the time we have with it. Even if we had an answer we still wouldn't be satisfied.

Here's a typical atom-



It's existence can be explained by one of five speculations-
1- It has always existed
2- It was created by an intelligence (Aliens or 'God')
3- It spontaneously blinked into existence under some unknown natural process of physics.
4- It's a life form that had the intelligence to create itself
5- It's just an illusion and doesn't exist at all

Are there any more I may have missed out?
Which is the most likely explanation?

The Universe exists to supply a support system to the Quinneys.

The universe exists to provide enough space for my neighbor to take all of the available parking spaces.

Because I will it to.