| Calling all Metaversalists! The goal of this page is to work on improving our motto to provide the best possible rendering, in classical Latin, of Metaversalism's motto, "Out of nothing, everything comes/emerges/arises/is made." The problem is to find a Latin phrase that is grammatical, has the right connotations, looks good and sounds good. On this page, we are collecting a list of different phrase variations, together with their closest English translations (as far as we know). Please correct any errors you notice in the English translations. The Remarks area on the right is for pointing out problems with the given Latin phrase, with reference to our goals here. The Rating column is computed by starting with 5 and subtracting 1 point for each negative critique found in the remarks area. Members, if you notice any additional problems with the phrases listed, please add it to the remark, and subtract 1 from the rating. If you are able to come up with a phrase variation that none of us can find a problem with, and that earns a perfect "5" score, we will adopt it as our new phrase. At, present, our leading contender (thanks XRay) is Ex nihilo omnia fiunt. ("From nothing, everything is created;" or perhaps "From nothingness; everything is made.") |
Is "from nothing" to anti-god? We do espouse the possibility of god, right?
Perhaps "from the mind" is more accurate?
Well, from nothing the whole Metaverse arises, and this includes all the possible gods as well. But they may be important participants in the process, just as we may someday be. What's not clear right now is just how big of a role gods play, as opposed to simpler "automatic" creation mechanisms.