h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Why is there anything, rather than nothing?

The answer lies in the SOLIPSISTIC nature of the universe:
If The Cosmos is all that IS, independant of anything outside
itself, then IT NEEDS NO PRECONDITION, no `medium` in which to grow.

We are assuming here that `laws` and `nature` of The Cosmos evolved within The Cosmos itself; it sort of bootstrapping itself without any need for a pre-existing `medium` to grow from, or any a priori `rules`.
Space & time evolved as peculiar entities in the cosmos, entities as peculiar as electrons and protons, for example.
It invented (rather `evolved`) its own rules, forces, and dimensions.

The point I'm trying to make is that the universe grew within itself
without reference to anything outside itself, defining and justifying itself completely: it is entirely self-referant. A solipsism.

The notion that the world is a thought in the mind of god is well-known, but, if you are an unbeliever like me you might prefer:

"The Cosmos is like an idea that thought itself, and as it thought itself, it created the mind that did the thinking."

(I don't know why I'm quoting myself!: another form of self-reference?)

Why is there anything, rather than nothing?

The answer lies in the SOLIPSISTIC nature of the universe:
If The Cosmos is all that IS, independant of anything outside
itself, then IT HAS NO EXTERNAL PRECONDITIONS.

We are assuming here that `laws` and `nature` of The Cosmos evolved within The Cosmos itself; it sort of bootstrapping itself without any need for a pre-existing `medium` to grow from, or any a priori `rules`.
Space & time evolved as peculiar entities in the cosmos, entities as peculiar as electrons and protons, for example.
It invented (rather `evolved`) its own rules, forces, and dimensions.

The point I'm trying to make is that the universe grew within itself
without reference to anything outside itself, defining and justifying itself completely: it is entirely self-referant. A solipsism. It created the arena in which it might exist.

The notion that the world is a thought in the mind of god is well-known, but, if you are an unbeliever like me you might prefer:

"The Cosmos is like an idea that thought itself, and as it thought itself, it created the mind that did the thinking."

(I don't know why I'm quoting myself!: another form of self-reference?)

I like your answer that the universe evolved from itself. this takes away any need for an external "first mover" however you used the word invents which implies a concoiusness behind its coming to being, hence bringing in a kind of "first mover"

if the universe did evolve from itself then does that mean that it is still evolving and that the laws of nature change over time? or is it that the basic laws stay the same and the constants behind them change? if so we would need to quantify how quickly the change is occoring so we can keep scientific laws as being "true".

if the universe is a solopsism then that explains why it is so hard to understand for to understand one thing in it we must understand anothor thing, and tounderstand that we must understand anothor ect... ect...

I realy think your on to something here but it may require more thought and better wording before most people get everything you are putting forth here

just more to think about