Why is there something rather than nothing? (Humans)

> Have you ever studied the roots of the word "exist?"
> 
> Ex, meaning "outside of," and sistere meaning "to stand."
> 
> "To stand outside of." If I declare I exist, that I am not "nothing," what do I "stand outside of?" Do we have any accurate terms even for existence?-
My collegiate dictionary uses the latin meaning: 'to come into being' as its first explanation of the term. And that makes perfect sense. I stand within my reality as well as outside of it.
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2011-03-22, 00:28
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2011-03-30, 19:38
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2011-04-02, 02:07
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2011-03-21, 20:14
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2011-03-21, 01:26
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2011-03-21, 03:05
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2011-03-21, 18:43
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2011-03-21, 19:04
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2011-03-29, 15:49
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2011-03-30, 08:31
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2011-04-03, 12:55
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2011-04-03, 18:30
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2011-04-03, 22:42
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2011-04-04, 05:20
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2011-04-04, 05:33
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2011-04-04, 11:30
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David Turell, 
2011-04-04, 22:07
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2011-04-04, 23:58
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2011-04-05, 02:35
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2011-04-06, 23:24
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2011-04-07, 13:57
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2011-04-07, 15:53
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2011-04-07, 22:52
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2011-04-08, 01:42
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2011-04-08, 03:47
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2011-04-08, 20:37
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2011-04-12, 12:25
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2011-04-12, 15:10
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2011-04-12, 15:51
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2011-04-08, 03:47
 
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2011-04-08, 01:42
 
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dhw, 
2011-04-07, 22:52
 
 
 
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xeno6696, 
2011-04-06, 23:24
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dhw, 
2011-04-05, 11:30
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xeno6696, 
2011-04-06, 23:38
- Why is there something rather than nothing? - David Turell, 2011-04-07, 03:01
 
 
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xeno6696, 
2011-04-06, 23:38
 
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David Turell, 
2011-04-05, 02:35
 
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xeno6696, 
2011-04-04, 23:58
 
 
- Why is there something rather than nothing? - 
xeno6696, 
2011-04-04, 11:30
 
- Why is there something rather than nothing? - 
David Turell, 
2011-04-04, 05:33
 
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Balance_Maintained, 
2011-04-04, 05:20
- Why is there something rather than nothing? - dhw, 2011-04-03, 22:54
 
- Why is there something rather than nothing? - 
David Turell, 
2011-04-03, 22:42
- Why is there something rather than nothing? - 
Balance_Maintained, 
2011-04-04, 05:12
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David Turell, 
2011-04-04, 05:40
- Why is there something rather than nothing? - Balance_Maintained, 2011-04-04, 06:54
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David Turell, 
2011-04-13, 17:44
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David Turell, 
2011-05-19, 14:39
- Why is there something rather than nothing? - David Turell, 2011-05-26, 23:44
 
 
- Why is there something rather than nothing? - 
David Turell, 
2011-05-19, 14:39
 
 
- Why is there something rather than nothing? - 
David Turell, 
2011-04-04, 05:40
 
- Why is there something rather than nothing? - 
George Jelliss, 
2011-04-03, 12:55
 
- Why is there something rather than nothing? - 
dhw, 
2011-03-30, 08:31
 
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Balance_Maintained, 
2011-03-29, 15:49
 
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xeno6696, 
2011-03-21, 19:04
 
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2011-03-21, 03:05
 
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xeno6696, 
2011-03-20, 22:31
 
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2011-03-20, 17:15
