If the Universe Came From Nothing, Where Did Nothing Come From? 

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To think, we spend so much of our time fighting and destroying each other on one little tiny planet against the backdrop of something ridiculously enormous.

That's the curse of humanity, endlessly seeking for answers but every bit of them brings up new questions, it's an endless cycle.

I’ve always enjoyed the idea that consciousness is simply a means by which the universe can experience itself

“The gods abandoned us a long time ago” is such an eerie sentence.

Thanks! Another existential crisis was exactly something I needed before going to bed :)

i vividly remember being about 7-8 years old and thinking: if the universe is expanding, what is beyond that edge where it hasn’t expanded to? it’s just a big void forever? explains my anxiety as an adult 😂

I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS BEFORE! we are just the universe reflecting on itself over and over again in a circle

The universe is under no obligation to make sense to us.

It takes real skill to make a story that is amazing and mind boggling and fascinating but also at the same time TOTALLY SAD AND DEPRESSING. I read a comic strip joke in FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE some years ago where a little girl said "I did not know that there could be such a thing as a sad miracle".

I look into the mirror at my own face. I begin to cry… I say to myself “I will miss you for I will never be able to see you ever again nor I will remember this life I’m currently living. May your soul and consciousness be happy for all eternity. You will always be loved”.

But still we are stuck on the question that 'from where did the matter came for the first time ?'

Consciousness is an observant force within a finite universe. When you play a simulation the hardware is not changed but the software feeds you a series of data based on the choices you make which creates the illusion of interaction.

The universe seems to have a way of holding a mirror up to our attempts to find its defining features. Look at black holes, the edge of the universe, quantum uncertainty, even consciousness. We just can't get solutions in a familiar framework. It's so mysterious!

this channel is hands down the best space, science, astronomy, psychology and reality channel ever on RU-vid

"... happiness and pleasures leave as fast as they come, they never last or change anything. I have lost all naivety required for hope in the fleeting pleasures of more or new" At 72, this is a perfect description of how I feel!

What an amazing thought experiment. This story reminds me a lot of the egg theory where the perceived goal of consciousness is also to mature. Thank you for constantly bringing us amazing stories and life lessons. I have learned so much from this channel and it has helped tremendously with my fear of death, fear of making mistakes, and so much more.

Dude I am already in a funk at work this week. Decided to listen to science documentaries for mood boost and here what I got 😂

This video is deep bro, glad I hit the bong beforehand😂😂

Multiple philosophers have postulated that man's eternal search for purpose is a fallacy in itself. A futile attempt to make sense of the seemingly endless chaos in the universe by feeble minds that are incapable of comprehending the nature of reality or making peace with the meaninglessness of existence, perhaps in a desperate bid to cling to a semblance of determinism in a boundless ocean of eternal randomness. I'd love to hear your thoughts on how this idea goes beyond the concept of existentialism. Also, Great video as always :)

I just turned 24 this month and I find that as I get older, I'll become more fascinated and yet, dreadful of the prospect of death. Not only my death, but especially those of the people I truly hold dear and care about the most in this life. I got into a minor car accident last night while at work in the company car and it really opened my eyes. I hope I continue on the path of living life to the fullest and that this isn't just a one-off. I really just want to live my life in the best manner possible and make everybody's life around me as good as can be.

Bro this made me cry what a video ❤️

That feeling in my stomach scares me yet the thought of a higher being gives me peace i hope n i tell myself to carrry that peace until the end don’t be scared

At the end, you just realize that it's still a loop that never breaks. Now I'm thinking, what if there was another universe similar to ours before this? What if we are another universe that was created after the death of a previous one?

Travelling in a car with my partner, I said to her that the problem of our current digitally influenced and distracted society is that there is very little to die for, because if there was then we would really start to live. What cause are you willing to truly live for and ultimately to die for? What aspect of your deep humanity is in slumber? Don't you realise that there is a sleeping giant inside, just waiting on your command to rise and release the binds from the conscious perils of non-conviction, non-responsibility, non-belief and lack of trust? - Awaken him!! Find your first principles, be kind to yourself and to all, reveal your integrity, show your conviction, prove your values by what you do and not what you say, deliver compassion for your fellow men, unite all with a deeply rooted love. Breed common sense, tolerance and strength of character and remember to have fun and enjoy the journey - above all, I'd like you to understand that this is a message for me. I sincerely hope I listen and that I have the strength of heart to take action and lead the way. The freedom to choose is ultimately a constrained choice, but nonetheless courage must be the foundation on which I stand. As for everyone else, well, I hope that one day, some time soon, you will take a moment and see, feel or listen to something that connects you, that binds you to this beautiful, wonderful planet full of amazing people. That's all I have to say.

Truly captivating video and storytelling. You have a new subscriber

Oh god finally someone popped this question !!!!!! The question that really breaks my mind just thinking for a second even

This video gave me chills ,the words "what's the meaning of it all?" The answer "Purpose survive and mature" To create, to create the universe.

This was the point of everything I’ve been through, to be right here, right now, writing this. Thank you for this, I acknowledge and receive the love put into this, and the chaos that made it possible. You’ve inspired more than you could ever know.

This is the best explanation I’ve seen so far for the meaning/purpose of life, consciousness and the universe.

I watch this multiple times a year. By far my favorite video by you.

Thanks for uploading such informative video 😮

I've made three rules for myself regarding meaning: 1) Just because the answer isn't so easy to find, that doesn't mean we can't ever find one. 2) Just because we haven't found an answer yet, that doesn't mean we never will. 3) Just because we aren't certain of our own answer, that doesn't mean we can't ever be.

His voice, his story telling ability, the topics. This channel is amazing. I know I’m selfish when I say I don’t want more people to find out about this but then they have to

I'm just amazed to see that RU-vid actually has started reading my mind also. I just thought of this exact same thing that is in the title some 45 minutes ago and then I thought of asking my Mom about it and she was like "shik vochun ye sagle chitse shivay tye kar" which translates to "Go and study instead of worrying and thinking about this things" 😂 and then I opened YT and this video is in my recommendations 🙃😂 so strange occurence or coincidence to say the least 😐

thank you! you made my existential csisis disepear!

I remember thinking as a kid, if nothing existed, what would that look like? Would I even be able to see it, I wouldn’t exist. How could you feel that, there is no feeling, what is that? I thought so deeply into it and tried to imagine what that would be my vision blurred, my body felt like it was a fuzzy I’ve never felt before, everything started to feel light and I was sitting cross legged on my bed…I keeled over slowly and snapped out of it. It was trippy, this happened twice in my life

aahh, my daily dose of existential crisis

This actually made the most sense!!

Omg this was so cool! Great video 💯💯

this is the most intelligent , creative , thought provoking , deep thinking , imaginative channel on youtube . I don’t know if Robert writes all the stories but whomever does it’s masterpiece level stuff , every time .

This might be my favorite video on the channel so far. I was immediately reminded of Isaac Asimov's short story, "The Last Question." It's a brilliant piece of art & philosophy and I recommend it to everybody. I always look forward to a new video from you!

I AM SO BAKED This is amazing

Score board Me: 0 Existential crisis attacks: 101

Beautifully written, animated and narrated, you are a master of storytelling

I think its insane how existence just somehow keeps existing, I feel like it wouldve been so much simpler if nothing existed at all, but nothing is still something so...

This is so beautiful!

I heard a similar sci-fi short on a podcast; voice actors though (not narrated) and the final words spoken were... "LET THERE BE LIGHT!" It was a good one.

This question has plagued me for the last year. But for the first time, i heard it spoken aloud; “what is this all for?” Before i was worried that i would live my life unhappy as if i had been doing something wrong. But after watching i realized that; while initially viewing the world on this scale can be scary and make you feel insignificant it should be quite the opposite. this universe is vast yet we also see how intricate and tiny things can be and it shows the beauty in everything all around. Just because something is on such a large scale and beyond our comprehension doesn’t make us any less significant. We can still make an impact, no matter how small it may seem now. It’ll just be beyond what we may perceive initially. Mind you at the end of the day this video is still made from human thought backed up by observational evidence, so what i can say is, life is what you make it. Be an explorer and find new things. You will be caught up in things as life goes on but try and revisit this and think. Am i making the decisions I want to make? Whether it be making an impact or doing what you love, because while it may not matter from a universal scale. It can still matter to you.

I'm glad that I live in time when people can create such a masterpice and spread it across the internet. Truly great video

I really enjoyed this! I'm not always a fan of fiction, but this was cool.

This all makes sense. This could literally be how it all happens. But it only creates more questions. why is this even a thing? What’s outside all of it? Or are these questions already answered through us deciding what our lives will be about? It seems kind of like a dream.

Maybe I’m crazy but if everything either turns into a black hole or gets sucked into one, then that means at some point, all the black holes would combine into eachother. Black holes have infinite mass, so maybe when they all combine, they just collapse so hard on eachother and into themselves that they create the universe all over again.

words cannot explain how much I love this video

If you thought the TV show lost was a never-ending list of questions, every single episode life is like that but worse in an equation that can not be solved and we only live on one planet Try solving the infinite universe

Awesome! Another video to make me rethink what reality is!!!

This is a great video for when you’re stressing out about things that are, at the end of the day, inconsequential. It might give you an existential crisis, but it also helps put a lot of things in a clearer perspective.

Thanks for making this, I really enjoyed it ... even as an underlying unease began to rise up within. The music was unsettling and awesome at the same time.

Thank you for this video! I almost forgot to have an existential crisis today! That was a close call 😮

I love this. Thank you

I think this is your best piece of work I've ever watched.

This was beautiful

Omg ty, ive always wonered this

i often come to this video for comfort when something happens, thank you for everything you’ve done for me

I spend so much of my life pondering this very question. Thank you for life

Wait, this question used to roll in my mind since kid, and i still do. Looks like iam not the only one. 😅😂

Wonderful video. I need a nap

Good summary, I have basically been through most of these stages of thought when questioning the meaning of it all. The last one caught me a bit off-guard cause I do not see us evolving to such a level. But then again a human mind can't comprehend what is possible(like building a universe) due to all the information and knowledge required and also remembered/stored.

So well made! As per usual, cannot wait for the next!

That was really enjoyable. I almost fell asleep . Very cool

Masterpiece, bravo

Thank you pursuit of wonder for providing such thought-provoking and entertaining content.

I take Astronomy and Ive had multiple existential crises in the middle of class, trying to wrap my mind around the idea of nothing/universe

Great video and shot marimba music was awesome

Throughout history we needed to believe in personal reasons to keep us going. But now, we need to keep going for reasons that are not personal. This hit me different 🤯🤯🤯🙌🙌🙌♥️♥️♥️

This video is absolutely awesome. I have no words to express how much I enjoyed it.

We'll be watching this on our next psychedelic trip with my wife and a best friend.

This was awesome!

Holy frick, this one blew my mind. Loved every single bit. Thanks again

This was a hell of journey...This channel leaves us with a sense of wonder I would see...

I quite like the idea of life being a series of trials for consciousness to arise, evolve, live selfish lives full of Indulgence of life itself, and then after maturing and nearing the end, requires a conscious decision to not its current universe going, but to sacrifice all that came before for the birth of it again. I don't really like these kinds of videos, but you had some good ideas. Well done

This pretty much relates to or answers my own question that I have posed many times to others and one that I have thought for many years i.e. Even if there is a point, what's the point? The infinite circular relationship with time and space seems to underpin that there is a point to it all...but at the same time there is no point. Incredible, mind-bending stuff that we simply cannot comprehend.

This is a masterpiece it touched my soul. it explained my vision on the existence

Mind blown. You gave me answers to my biggest questions.

Thank you for your videos

Human life is absurd, as any purpose or meaning can be questioned and nothing lasts forever, apart from change. Yet the answer we need is very simple: live, that's your purpose.

Thank you Robert for doing this for us, humans.

What's amazing is this video makes a complete 180 simply by having in mind If the universe is deterministic. No matter your view during the video, change your perspective to the opposite whether that's consciousness having freedom of choice or determinism. It's a whole new video now.

This 8 minute video literally gave me a new and profound understanding of the reason why we exist, life exists and evolve for life to experience itself once more, additionally our universe in this case is a gift that acts like an egg that nurtures us until we conquer it for ourselves in which in that stage we became independent and broke out of it's restraints that gave us the power to give birth to a new egg that will host life once more, for the cycle to continue once more

I've been thinking about this all my life

Perfect timing to watch this during a fresh break up a few hours ago with the Mrs to help me sleep tonight 💀👍🏼

This was wonderful, very thought-provoking and with interesting animation.

Inspiring 🙏🏻

I always ask myself these questions and I hate it. I always ask what’s outside of space ? If we live inside a box what’s outside of the box? And then what’s outside of that ? And so on and so forth

Excellent. I just wanted to say that this video is my absolute favorite one that you've put out so far! Keep up the great work.

Scientifically correct 👍

Love this video

The question that gets me every time is: "What happened before big bang, and what is going to happen in infinite amount of time? (after supposed end of time "heat death") What exists outside of our universe?" These questions absolutely scare me.

I needed to see this right now, thank you. If I was the being at the end of time and space with a choice to create the universe again or total nothingness, I'd hope I'd chose the the universe. Its so innocent in its not knowing and search for meaning, much like creating life in the form of a child, so innocent and pure. Even though you know they will fall and hurt, you bring them into the world anyway because of all they beauty and wonder they will get to experience. They may fall on hard times but they will get back up again and continue on - that life is meaningful, and it is a microcosm for all life, big and small.

It’s hard to process at first but after a while you accept it and fine peace