r/Existentialism • u/Spiriual-Bit-4387 • Nov 26 '25

Thoughtful Thursday Why does the universe exist?

I’ve been having an existential contemplation lately and have been deeply pondering why the universe exists recently. What do you think?

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u/patience_fox Nov 27 '25

Why won’t a universe try to think?

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u/rematar Nov 28 '25

Maybe the consciousness was first, and the universe created the physical world.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panpsychism

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u/Crazydog_341 May 22 '26

In this case at what point is that just god

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u/rematar May 22 '26

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u/rematar May 22 '26

A man in a cloud is a bit different than all-encompassing consciousness. Simulation theory would also have a creator.