Nothing is Impossible Fact Check: Separating Myth from Reality

What your theology professor rightly argues is that the universe’s coming into being from nothing is metaphysically impossible. Philosophers typically call this sort of possibility broad logical possibility, in order to distinguish it from strict logical possibility. Speaking in terms of broad logical (or metaphysical) possibility, we claim that coming into being from nothing is broadly logically impossible, just as it is broadly logically impossible that something is colored but unextended or that gold has the atomic number 13.

and so being-such-that-p is ascribed, in the encoding sense, to \(w\). As such, \(w\) is (in the encoding sense of the copula, at least) such that \(p\). Thus, according to Zalta’s theory of encoding, worlds are in some sense metaphysically characterized or determined by such states of affairs. And according to Zalta nothing of the sort can be claimed of ersatz conceptions of worlds.

Impossible Is Nothing (video résumé), an inadvertently humorous video by internet phenomenon Aleksey Vayner

Impossible Is Nothing is a 2006 video résumé by Aleksey Vayner (born Aleksey Garber, 1983 or 1984 – January 23, 2013), a student at Yale University. It became an Internet meme after circulating widely online.

A negative claim may or may not exist as a counterpoint to a previous claim. A proof of impossibility or an evidence of absence argument are typical methods to fulfill the burden of proof for a negative claim. Philosopher Steven Hales argues that typically one can logically be as confident with the negation of an affirmation.

The Lord personally taught this truth to his disciples: “If ye have faith,” he said, “nothing shall be impossible unto you” (Matt. 17:20). Faith is nurtured through knowledge of God.

In the 1930s, scientists began using particle accelerators in hopes of splitting one of these atoms. The world's great geniuses, including Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, and Ernest Rutherford, believed that tapping into atomic power was nearly ...

Many of today’s biggest scientific accomplishments were previously thought impossible but have continued to transform our lives. There is the old myth about the turn-of-the-century patent official: "I am retiring,” the unnamed official is claimed to have said, "because there is nothing left to invent.” It is easy to sympathize with this legendary clerk, for who in 1900 could have imagined the kinds of advances that would occur over the next hundred years? Here we present seven scientific achievements that were thought impossible at one point yet have entered our daily lives.

Before that fateful day, after many unsuccessful attempts of building a functional flying machine, even the Wright brothers themselves were skeptical about their goals. Wilbur Wright once even said, “Man will not fly for 50 years.” Luckily, he proved himself wrong just two years later.