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|date=March 2017
|isbn=978-1911280972
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Most thinking people have their own theory of the meaning of the universe,and of why they - we - exist within it. It's a natural extension to wonder whether life was created, or, if not created, how was life formed? In ''Something or Nothing'' Anthony Marson develops his own theories. The journey began when the author was on a touring holiday in Tasmania, gazed up at a clear night sky and asked himself how and why all the stars came to exist. Although this subject has been explored countless times by scientists, theologians and philosophers, Marson wanted an answer which satisfied him and he begins his search by quite openly admitting that he has only a limited scientific education. It was good to know - for once - that I was on the same footing as the author and we could explore together.
Most people have heard of the concept of the Big Bang but terms such as 'the Big Crunch', 'Big Freeze' and 'Big Rip' were all new to me but were explained in sufficient detail: I had several lightbulb moments and all are intriguing theories as to how the universe will progress. Perhaps the clearest explanation for me came when Marson was discussing matter and antimatter ,subjects which I had previously preferred to think existed only in science fiction, but the author tells me that I'm wrong. All became clear when the analogy of double-entry bookkeeping was used. In other words, everything must lead to zero in the end.
