It is the principle thesis of this web site that Nothing—a quality—is the ultimate foundation of all that exists.

By contrast, the idea of Something—a quantity (especially the quantity we call "God")—virtually dominates the psyche of Western culture.

Many of the articles and book selections presented here take a hard look at The Something.

It is without question a pastime that most in the West would just as soon not bother with, preferring instead to simply take it for granted that the nebulous indefinable foundation of their very Society is most likely legitimate, and for the very good reason that most everyone else seems to believe that it is!

With an air of commercial complacency, they shrug off such invitations to doubt. The bother of making cerebral investments in matters arcane is not likely to garner much of a return on said investments. Non-resistance to social programming is so much easier than philosophical sieges, in spite of the fact that such easy acquiescence nearly always results in a form of psychic slavery.

It is my primary contention that The Something restricts and enslaves, while The Nothing liberates and empowers.

The Nothing and The Something clearly reflect divergent paths. It is thus understandable that strong disagreements will appear twixt their naturally opposing ways.

And the stark polarities often bear extreme forms. Those who so passionately embrace The Something look upon the nihilists as evil (perhaps even in cahoots with the supreme personification of evil), while the nihilists quite often view their faith-based detractors as virtually insane for so avidly clinging to abstractions that can only be talked about, never proven.

Being of the nihilist persuasion myself, I have on occasion referred to theists, especially those who so actively promote their beliefs, as "God devils." I came to this sentiment since my path is in a completely opposite direction. Evil for me is thus the reverse of what it is for them. (Actually, I don't believe in evil, but I know that they do. I simply manage to extract some humor by goading them with it.)

Watts is probably correct. They (The Something and The Nothing) are very likely two sides of the same coin, neither even capable of existence without the other. But, be that as it may, I still prefer liberty to slavery.