Rant 051 / My First Attempt At Nothing

To begin this rant, I shall state the definition of the topic.

Nothing [nuhth-ing]

–noun

1.	no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.

2.	no part, share, or trace (usually fol. by of): The house showed nothing of its former magnificence.

3.	something that is nonexistent.

4.	nonexistence; nothingness: The sound faded to nothing.

5.	something or someone of no importance or significance: Money is nothing when you're without health.

6.	a trivial action, matter, circumstance, thing, or remark: to exchange a few nothings when being introduced.

7.	a person of little or no importance; a nobody.

8.	something that is without quantity or magnitude.

9.	a cipher or naught: Nothing from nine leaves nine.

10.	(used in conventional responses to expressions of thanks): Think nothing of it. It's nothing. Nothing to it.

–adverb

11.	in no respect or degree; not at all: It was nothing like that. Nothing dismayed, he repeated his question.

–adjective

12.	amounting to nothing, as in offering no prospects for satisfaction, advancement, or the like: She was stuck in a nothing job.

Nothing is the most special idea in existence. The number that represents this was so hard to think of, it was the last to be invented. It is impossible to truly understand nothing, and even the existence of nothing is debatable.

Ask yourself this question: does nothing exist?

If it does, nothing exists! But that's not true, since I'm pretty sure I exist.

If it doesn't, nothing doesn't exist, which is not true either, since there are many things that have been thought of but do not exist, like a Singapore not ruled by the PAP.

Therefore, how do we prove that nothing exists? Or not?

Let's assume it exists. How did the Indians come up with the concept of the zero? To draw something that means nothing, why can't we simply not draw anything? Nothing means nothing, and to have something for nothing is an impossibility. Yet the zero is here, so whoever made that first zero was an absolute genius.

The first people to come up with the idea of a zero was the Babylonians in the mid 2nd millenium BC, but it was not the zero we use today because it was not used alone - it was used in numbers with more than a digit eg 10, 20, 100. The first numerical system to use the modern zero was the Hindu-Arabic number system.

This amazing system was developed by this smart guy called Brahmagupta. His most famous book, the Brahmasphutasiddhanta, was full of his rants on mathematical ideas, and he was just about right in everything but one very special thing.

The funny thing about nothing is, when you divide nothing by nothing, you don't get nothing as a result. That's what that Brahma-whatever guy got wrong. No, 0/0 is not 1 either. The answer to this equation 0/0 is undefined, ie doesn't exist.

It may be easier in most cases to assume that 0/0 is ∞, but ∞ is not a real number, and therefore not always applicable. See how complex the simple zero is?

Nothing is the only value that cannot be divided by itself. It is perfect and is better than anything in any way possible. Heck, it is even better than sex, and that's saying a lot.

So, is this proof that nothing exists, since we know it so well?

To go further, let's try our five sense. It is very easy to see nothing, feel nothing, hear nothing, taste nothing and smell nothing. Is that proof that it exists?

Not really. Nothing has no mass, and it does not have a place in the electro-magnetic spectrum. Energy has no mass, but it can be converted to mass. Nothing cannot be converted to mass even though it has no mass. Everything that exists has a natural frequency, except nothing. That is the ultimate and undeniable proof that nothing doesn't exist.

With such solid proofs from both sides of the argument, anyone can understand why the existence of nothing is not confirmed.

To get on with this mad rant on nothing, let's discuss the usage of nothing.

Nihilism is the philosophical position that nothing is the ultimate truth. It is not belief that one would subscribe to, but more like a description of something a person would argue against. When you believe a certain set of beliefs seem to be about nothing, you say it is nihilistic. Or it can be used to describe a period of time or people who embrace nothing.

Nihilism is such a fantastic idea numerous famous people wrote countless books on nihilism and anything nihilistic. Essentially, they are far ahead of me in the sense that they have written books on nothing, while all I have accomplished is a lousy rant on the same thing.

To write books on nothing and become famous must be the ultimate dream of writers anywhere. I have considered the idea of writing nothing and selling the book, and make a fortune by having created the world's first bestseller that's 500 pages thick but only contains the table of contents.

Not only do I know it will not work, I have also figured that people have been doing it all along since decades ago and calling their work foolscaps. Though the empty book must be the most widely-printed work in the history of written works, it is also the least mentioned and valued masterpiece that ever came into being.

Nothing only can you think nothing(nihilism), print nothing(foolscap), you can also create music that has nothing! Composed by John Cage in 1952, 4′33″ consists of 3 movements, but not a single note. To play this piece on a piano, simply sit down for four minutes and thirty-three seconds.

This is merely an example of the immense popularity of using nothing as an artistic expression. Blank sheets of canvas, cans of air, empty exam papers and the name Anon are just a few of the other ways to use nothing.

Anon is a guy who doesn't exist. His reliability is unquestionable, leading to the great success of the thousands of his work. The tales he has told throughout the milleniums are some of the most popular fiction ever produced.

Because of his absolute integrity, he has been the source of news for many reporters around the world. How he gets the info is unknown, but no one cares about that. Everyone trusts that what he says is true, even though it isn't always the case. He has also written endless posts in most forums, proving he is able to work on multiple tasks from multiple locations at the same time.

Recently, his productivity has increased tremendously with the usage of the internet. He has written extensively on any subject a person can think of, with varying degrees of success. His popularity has been maintained over the centuries, and now this has only inspired more imitations.

Nothing is frequently used to mourn dead people. In many regions of the world, having a period of time saying nothing is a sign of respect to someone dead. And in some strange cases, it is used to express respect for someone alive.

Like in classrooms, where students are forced to be silent so that their teachers can talk. Often, this results in incredibly boring monologues, but governments around the world figured that making the damned kids sleep is way better than letting them run loose and learn about smoking weed or having wild mass orgies outside.

OMG 3.40 am. GEEGEE! LOL! I'm sorry to end this here but... IT'S FUCKIN 3.40AM!!!