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'''Everything''' is all that [[exists]].[1] Every object and entity is a part of everything, including all [[physical]] bodies and in some cases all abstract objects. Everything is generally defined as the opposite of [[absence|nothing]], although an alternative view considers "nothing" a part of everything.
 
'''Everything''' is all that [[exists]].[1] Every object and entity is a part of everything, including all [[physical]] bodies and in some cases all abstract objects. Everything is generally defined as the opposite of [[absence|nothing]], although an alternative view considers "nothing" a part of everything.
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<center>For lessons on "'''''everything'''''", follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Topics '''''this link'''''].</center>
 
==Scope==
 
==Scope==
 
In ordinary [[conversation]], everything usually refers only to the totality of [[things]] relevant to the subject [[matter]].[1] When there is no expressed limitation, everything may refer to the [[universe]] or the world.
 
In ordinary [[conversation]], everything usually refers only to the totality of [[things]] relevant to the subject [[matter]].[1] When there is no expressed limitation, everything may refer to the [[universe]] or the world.
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In philosophy, a theory of everything or TOE is an ultimate, all-encompassing explanation of nature or reality.[3][4][5] Adopting the term from [[physics]], where the search for a theory of everything is ongoing, philosophers have discussed the viability of the [[concept]] and [[analyzed]] its properties and implications.[3][4][5] Among the questions to be addressed by a philosophical theory of everything are: "Why is reality understandable?" "Why are the laws of nature as they are?" "Why is there anything at all?"[3]
 
In philosophy, a theory of everything or TOE is an ultimate, all-encompassing explanation of nature or reality.[3][4][5] Adopting the term from [[physics]], where the search for a theory of everything is ongoing, philosophers have discussed the viability of the [[concept]] and [[analyzed]] its properties and implications.[3][4][5] Among the questions to be addressed by a philosophical theory of everything are: "Why is reality understandable?" "Why are the laws of nature as they are?" "Why is there anything at all?"[3]
 
==Quote==
 
==Quote==
At one time or another [[mortal]] man has [[worship]]ed '''everything''' on the face of the [[earth]], including himself. He has also worshiped about everything imaginable in the sky and beneath the surface of the earth. Primitive man feared all [[manifestations]] of [[power]]; he worshiped every [[natural]] [[phenomenon]] he could not comprehend. The observation of powerful natural forces, such as storms, floods, earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes, fire, heat, and cold, greatly impressed the expanding [[mind]] of man. The [[Mystery|inexplicable]] [[things]] of life are still termed "[[acts]] of [[God]]" and "mysterious dispensations of [[Providence]]."[http://www.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper85.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper85.html&line=30#mfs]
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At one time or another [[mortal]] man has [[worship]]ed '''everything''' on the face of the [[earth]], including himself. He has also worshiped about everything imaginable in the sky and beneath the surface of the earth. Primitive man feared all [[manifestations]] of [[power]]; he worshiped every [[natural]] [[phenomenon]] he could not comprehend. The observation of powerful natural forces, such as storms, floods, earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes, fire, heat, and cold, greatly impressed the expanding [[mind]] of man. The [[Mystery|inexplicable]] [[things]] of life are still termed "[[acts]] of [[God]]" and "mysterious dispensations of [[Providence]]."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_85#PAPER_85:_THE_ORIGINS_OF_WORSHIP]
    
==Further reading==
 
==Further reading==

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