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Zero

The absolute beginning of everything is zero. It is an awkward concept, awkward in a way that breaks the laws of physics. One moment there is zero, the next there is one.

Where did the one come from? How can we move so quickly to something from nothing?

The act of counting is the act of creation. That creation is a way to make meaning in our world, how to help us understand the universe. The one comes from within us, it holds its place within the something we construct. It ascends from our minds as we count that which we observe.