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Originally Posted by AntonioLao  For me, it's zero that is the paradox. If in the beginning was zero then nothing will ever come to be. On the other hand, zero could just mean that two repulsive primary forces are in perfect equilibrium. |
The paradox of both 0 & 1 that I referred to, are those that already exist in mathematics, and are a paradox because of infinity.
Now, the 0 you're refering to, is a case of a priori. This is not something that mathematics has dealt with. It is NOT the same 0. It requires setting aside a finite 0 & 1, and infinity; to think about a priori.
If in the "beginning" there was 0, then there would be no 1. What does this mean in plain English? If there was absolutely nothing there could never be anything else.
If absolutely nothing EXISTED, however, there wouldn't be absolutely nothing. Absolutely nothing is impossible. There is no such thing. It doesn't exist. It is a paradox of our own making.
There is an absolute 1. That is all there has ever been. There is no absolute 0 equal to or greater than it.
There is a 0 that is greater than a finite 0 or 1. But I'll stop here.
I guarantee you will keep going around in circles, by trying to think of it any other way.