A Process Philosophy Koan
Why is there something rather than nothing?
Answer—for the time being, it is becoming.
This is an enigma, and quizzical,
Only if you’re not, metaphysical,
Or—enigmatically metaquizzical.
To assist your meditations on this, see:
Charles Hartshorne, “Could There Have Been Nothing?,” Process Studies Volume 1, Number 1 (Spring 1971), pages 25-28.
And:
Charles Hartshorne, “Preliminaries and Principles,” The Philosophy of Charles Hartshorne, Edited by Lewis Hahn, pages. 570-571.