Division by Zero

"Even the nothing is something, the something it is–is nothing"

-not sure who said this in exactly these words, but many philosophers have said the same.

To explain this quote, think of it in these terms: Imagine I have 2 dollars, then I spend my 2 dollars. As a result, now I have zero dollars. Except, I don't have any money at all. There is now nothing to be had. The only way I can have zero dollars is because of the existence of the money in the first place. There was once something to be had. As for now, since I spent my money, "0" is just a place holder for when I have more money.

I can only have 0 (nothing) if I have nothing of something. The existence of something must not only supersede, but precede "the something's" absent existence (nothing).

So here is a question: If you believe God is non-existent, then you believe in the absence of a God or "divine creator", correct? Although, you cannot believe in nothing, because nothing cannot exist without the something for it to be nothing of. Nothing of nothing cannot exist.

Yet, humans exist... this world exists, does it not? Thus, we are something. Then if we are something and God is nothing (he does not exist) then we have something of nothing.

Of course, we did not create ourselves, did we? So, if we are something (along with all the contents of this universe) and we came from nothing, this means we are derived from 0. If we trace back our steps, we could split ourselves apart, along with everything in the universe, atom by atom, down to our essence, which would then be... nothing?

This is like dividing by zero. Simply, you cannot do so according to the laws of mathematics and logic. Dividing by zero is impossible. It is undefined.

Nothing comes from something, but something cannot come from nothing. Therefore, to even believe in the absence of a God and to acknowledge your own existence is to also acknowledge the absence of a creating force, or to acknowledge the presence of God's absence. Yet, even these statements alone acknowledge the need for "something to precede nothing".

So, if the universe is something, it could not come from nothing. But if God is something, he also could not come from nothing... right?

Yes, such thinking would be correct if we were talking about the functionality and reality of everything within our physical universe. But wouldn't God have to be beyond this world? Wouldn't he precede any rules of our reality that we know and understand? Heck, he would have created the rules of math, reason, and science in which our world functions! God is beyond our universe, and this "nothing-is-something" concept is only applicable to our world and of our worldly understanding.

If God did exist, he would have to exist beyond logical reasoning and mathematics that is limited by our own understandings of this universe. If he created the universe, then he created the rules in which it functions as well.

Now, a possible counter argument I can think of is the possibility of energy, matter or elements that exist in another universe, which are able to replicate and create something from nothing. Essentially a world where "things" can randomly appear into existence. Then, such things some how entered our universe to create what we have to this day. Thus, not requiring a God outside this world, just simply materials that function under different laws of physics/math etc. Yet, since when do non-sentient beings create? Since when do materials that are not even alive "create". This idea would be even MORE of a stretch of faith than what I am suggesting! It would bend even more established rules of what we know and understand to be true. If atoms could replicate or reproduce themselves, they would be functioning like cells, not like atoms. Living things can create, inanimate objects and energy cannot. Even if objects and energy could replicate themselves in another Universe, why would they not do the same here? How did those random objects and massive amounts of energy get to our universe anyway? How did they create such intricate and unexplainable things such as life?

So take your pick, is there a creator outside our universe, beyond our rules and limits? Or is there matter, energy, and elements beyond our universe that some how entered our world and gave us everything we have? Everything we have including beauty, emotions, a sense of self and anything that may be part of the "unexplainable".

Look. We are something and according to math, logic, and science we cannot be something from absolutely nothing. If nothing-derived-from-nothing existed, then not anything would exist; so there must have ALWAYS been something. Anything within out understood universe has to have something it came from. There is not anything that can be reduced down to an essence of nothing (divided by 0). So, to me, wouldn't the only logical solution be that there must be "something" beyond the physical rules, limits and understandings of this universe?