چرا بجای «هیچ»، چیزی وجود دارد؟ به عبارت دیگر چرا جهان هستی وجود دارد (و چرا ما در آن هستیم)؟
جیم هلت (فیلسوف و نویسنده) سعی می کند این پرسش را با سه یا چهار پاسخِ ممکن جواب دهد. یا اصلا آن را بی جواب بگذارد.

چرا جهان هستی وجود دارد؟

The quest to understand why there is something rather than nothing has fascinated philosophers and scientists alike, from Schopenhauer to Stephen Hawking. Rather than a universe created by a deity or purely by mathematical elegance, evidence suggests we inhabit a chaotic, imperfect cosmos—more like a cosmic junk shot than a finely tuned masterpiece. Observations from Antarctic telescopes support the inflationary theory, predicting a vast universe filled mostly with randomness, not purpose. In this view, existence is less a grand design and more a lucky outcome in a sea of cosmic possibilities.