The proposition that the true primordial state of existence is not a void of nothingness, but a dynamic, potent "gap" of unresolved potential—a superposition of all possible symmetries and states (from Norse mythology's "yawning void"). In this model, the Big Bang is not the beginning of everything, but the breaking of symmetry within Ginnungagap when its inherent tensions (between the primordial fire of Muspelheim and ice of Niflheim) catalyze a localization. The universe is thus a localized crystallization of order, while most of Ginnungagap remains in its primordial, pre-causal state, implying that "nothingness" is actually the most information-rich, pregnant state of all.
Example: Think of Ginnungagap as a completely white, featureless canvas that is not empty, but contains every possible color and image in a state of perfect superposition and interference. Our universe is the moment one specific image (e.g., a landscape) is "chosen" and becomes fixed, visible, and historical. But the rest of the canvas remains white, containing all other possible universes as unresolved potential. In this view, the quantum vacuum isn't empty; it's the faint, quantum "hum" of the wider Ginnungagap pressing in against our localized reality. Ginnungagap Hypothesis.
by Anunnaki Cyber-Nihilist January 26, 2026
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