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There are many examples of unphysical or immaterial entities. Mathematics is an immaterial entity. So are the laws of logic. While certain types of thought cause the brain to “fire” differently on a scan, no neurologist on the planet can tell you what you are thinking - they must ask you for...

Here's National Geographic scientists grappling with actual nothing:

Loop quantum gravity is way above my pay grade. Does loop quantum gravity say that in addition to spacetime being a physical entity, that "loop stuff" is also some sort of physical entity? If so, what do we know about it?

A physics writer on another website (not this one), said he answers physics questions, not cosmology. That's who said it.

Correct. And, if you look at the actual question, this is not a question about cosmology - it's a question about particle physics.

I had someone tell me this is a cosmology question, not a physics question. Actually, it's not a cosmology question. It's a question about particle physics. The cosmology element was only included to provide the context of the question.

Hi and thank you for answering questions on complex subjects like this. I’m a non-scientist who is jealous of your brain capacity! Recently, in a discussion with a chemist, he said the particles appearing from nothing might have been the initial cause of the universe. I’m familiar with the...