Why is there something rather than nothing?

( TheMattInAHat has a particular... odour..., Wed 5 Jun 2013, 22:27, 5 replies)

Quantum fluctuations. Do we have any theoretical physicists on b3ta?
(Inflatable Giraffe Punctureless since 1985, Thu 6 Jun 2013, 7:07, closed)

One in 12,500 people is a theoretical physicist.
B3ta has over 90,000 members.
So yes we do, in theory.
( edjogs Collared doves are shit., Thu 6 Jun 2013, 7:55, closed)

You assume that B3ta is a representitive sample of the population
However, both B3ta and Quantum Physics probably attracts a larger-than-average proportion of, well how can I put this, the socially-disadvantaged*. So there are probably more than your numbers would suggest.

"WARNING: Members of this group may exhibit viewpoints and behaviours which differ - sometimes significantly - from accepted social norms."


* in which group I include myself, so I'm not denegrating anyone
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Thu 6 Jun 2013, 11:29, closed)

Yes indeed - quantum fluctuations plus the slight tendency to produce matter rather than antimatter

We don't yet know exactly WHY we get more matter than antimatter, it's a hot topic right now. If we didn't, then particles created by quantum fluctuations would cancel each other out.
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Thu 6 Jun 2013, 11:27, closed)

As Steven Wright said,
You can't have everything. Where would you put it?
( .Yeti., Thu 6 Jun 2013, 8:00, closed)