The Pointless Book (Paperback)
Idioma: inglés
Editorial: Heinrich Wilson Publishing, 2026
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Paperback. What was before the universe? If space is expanding, what is it expanding into? Where did all the matter come from to form planets, stars, and oceans? What is nothing? And if none of these questions can be answered, why do we keep asking them?The Pointless Book asks the biggest questions human beings have ever conceived. The kind of questions that keep you awake at three in the morning. The kind that feel like they should have answers but never do.This book tries to answer them. It reaches for quantum physics, simulation theory, cosmology, philosophy, and religion. It follows each thread honestly and rigorously, as far as it will go. But every thread ends in the same place. A wall. A silence. A boundary that no theory has ever crossed. Science offers explanations but not answers. Religion offers narratives but not evidence. Philosophy offers frameworks but not conclusions. Each attempt is genuine. Each attempt falls short. And the questions remain exactly where they were, untouched by everything aimed at them.Along the way, this book dismantles the illusion that we understand more than we do. It exposes the gap between explanation and answer. It examines why the human brain cannot stop searching even when there is nothing to find. It explores the limits of science, the fractures in logic, and the possibility that some questions cannot even be formed by a human mind. And it raises one final possibility that reframes everything: what if the answers are simple, obvious, and right in front of us, but we exist at the wrong scale to see them?This is not a book of answers. It is a book of honest, uncomfortable, unresolved inquiry. It will not tell you what you want to hear. It will not comfort you with conclusions. It will walk you to the edge of what can be known and leave you standing there.Are questions without answers really pointless? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. …
N° de ref. del artículo 9798233376375
- Título
- The Pointless Book (Paperback)
- Autor
- Elias Verdan
- Editorial
- Heinrich Wilson Publishing
- Año de publicación
- 2026
- Estado
- new
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 13
- 9798233376375
What was before the universe? If space is expanding, what is it expanding into? Where did all the matter come from to form planets, stars, and oceans? What is nothing? And if none of these questions can be answered, why do we keep asking them?
The Pointless Book asks the biggest questions human beings have ever conceived. The kind of questions that keep you awake at three in the morning. The kind that feel like they should have answers but never do.
This book tries to answer them. It reaches for quantum physics, simulation theory, cosmology, philosophy, and religion. It follows each thread honestly and rigorously, as far as it will go. But every thread ends in the same place. A wall. A silence. A boundary that no theory has ever crossed. Science offers explanations but not answers. Religion offers narratives but not evidence. Philosophy offers frameworks but not conclusions. Each attempt is genuine. Each attempt falls short. And the questions remain exactly where they were, untouched by everything aimed at them.
Along the way, this book dismantles the illusion that we understand more than we do. It exposes the gap between explanation and answer. It examines why the human brain cannot stop searching even when there is nothing to find. It explores the limits of science, the fractures in logic, and the possibility that some questions cannot even be formed by a human mind. And it raises one final possibility that reframes everything: what if the answers are simple, obvious, and right in front of us, but we exist at the wrong scale to see them?
This is not a book of answers. It is a book of honest, uncomfortable, unresolved inquiry. It will not tell you what you want to hear. It will not comfort you with conclusions. It will walk you to the edge of what can be known and leave you standing there.
Are questions without answers really pointless?
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Elias Verdan writes about the hidden forces that shape modern society and the quiet structures that guide belief, behaviour, and blame. His work focuses on the unseen patterns behind public narratives and the ways institutions influence how people understand the world around them. Through a clear and direct style, he challenges readers to look past the explanations they were given and to question the stories that define their lives.
Heinrich Wilson Publishing releases his books as part of a growing collection of social and cultural analysis written for readers who want more than surface level answers.
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