sophie's_world
(
at
some
point
something
must
have
come
from
nothing
)
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jane
.
.
.
Where
does
the
world
come
from
?
She
hadn't
the
faintest
idea
.
Sophie
knew
that
the
world
was
only
a
small
planet
in
space
.
But
where
did
space
come
from
?
It
was
possible
that
space
had
always
existed
,
in
which
case
she
would
not
also
need
to
figure
out
where
it
came
from
.
But
could
anything
have
always
existed
?
Something
deep
down
inside
her
protested
at
the
idea
.
Surely
everything
that
exists
must
have
had
a
beginning
?
So
space
must
sometime
have
been
created
out
of
something
else
.
But
if
space
had
come
from
something
else
,
then
that
something
else
must
also
have
come
from
something
.
Sophie
felt
she
was
only
deferring
the
problem
.
At
some
point
,
something
must
have
come
from
nothing
.
But
was
that
possible
?
Wasn't
that
just
as
impossible
as
the
idea
that
the
world
had
always
existed
?
They
had
learned
at
school
that
God
created
the
world
.
Sophie
tried
to
console
herself
with
the
thought
that
this
was
probably
the
best
solution
to
the
whole
problem
.
But
then
she
started
to
think
again
.
She
could
accept
that
God
had
created
space
,
but
what
about
God
himself
?
Had
he
created
himself
out
of
nothing
?
Again
there
was
something
deep
down
inside
her
that
protested.
Even
though
God
could
create
all
kinds
of
things
,
he
could
hardly
create
himself
before
he
had
a
"self"
to
create
with
.
So
there
was
only
one
possibility
left
:
God
had
always
existed
.
But
she
had
already
rejected
that
possibility
!
Everything
that
existed
had
to
have
a
beginning
.
Oh
, drat!
She
opened
the
two
envelopes
again
.
Who
are
you
?
Where
does
the
world
come
from
?
What
annoying
questions
!
And
anyway
where
did
the
letters
come
from
?
That
was
just
as
mysterious
,
almost
.
Who
had
jolted
Sophie
out
of
her
everyday
existence
and
suddenly
brought
her
face
to
face
with
the
great
riddles
of
the
universe
?
.
.
.
(Jostein Gaarder)
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Sophies World
I
wonder
why
she
is
so
adamant
that
that
everything
has
to
have
a
beginning
?
It
is
proven
from
science
that
energy
does
not
go
anywhere
and
it
doesn't
become
nothing
whatever
that
is
.
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j
(
you
should
read
the
book
)
and
i
have
many
thoughts
about
energy
that
i
will
not
get
into
here
.
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j
oh
-
to
answer
your
question
:
because
she
was
written
that
way
.
;
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