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A cosmological hypothesis about the state before the Big Bang – a void that is not empty but a quantum‑gravitational realm from which our universe emerged. The primordial void may have been a timeless, spaceless, or multidimensional entity that underwent a phase transition, tunneling event, or fluctuation to create spacetime and matter. It draws on ideas from loop quantum cosmology, string gas cosmology, and the Hartle‑Hawking proposal. The theory seeks to explain why the universe exists at all and why it has the properties it does.
Example: “The theory of the primordial void suggests that the Big Bang was not an explosion in space but an emergence from a prior void – a state with no classical spacetime, only quantum potential.”

Theory of the Fundamental Void

A metaphysical and physical hypothesis that the ultimate ground of reality is not something (e.g., particles, fields, consciousness) but nothing – a void that is ontologically prior to all existents. This goes beyond physical voids to propose that existence itself emerges from non‑existence through a necessary or spontaneous process. It resonates with Eastern philosophies (śūnyatā), Neoplatonism, and some interpretations of quantum gravity. The theory challenges the assumption that “something cannot come from nothing” and explores the logic of self‑causation.

Example: “The theory of the fundamental void asks: what if ‘nothing’ is more fundamental than ‘something’ – and our universe is a temporary fluctuation in the void?”
by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal April 13, 2026
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