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the Vast Vacuum. the vacuum cannot be balanced because it is vast. quantum vacuum fluctuation. feedback loops; consciousness
We can begin with a definition of the vacuum. The vacuum is that which is not there, it does not exist in any form until something fills it. A beautiful example of this non-existence and then existence occurs on earth, when water evaporates into the air, this process is called evaporation, and at first you see nothing but mist or fog where water once was. But as the vapor continues to dissipate from an area within our atmosphere we see clouds appear and eventually rain falls upon us below. We know that rain will fall because nature abhors a vacuum.
In the case of our atmosphere, nature abhors a vacuum because water has now appeared in an area where it previously did not exist. Now imagine if all areas on earth were filled with vapor would that be considered balance? Then what happens when vapor appears in some areas and not others? Are there still cycles at play?
The same can be said about the vacuum of space. Space is not a true vacuum, and in fact if you examine it closely with a telescope you will see that there are areas of space that have far more matter than others. There are stars, planets, asteroids etc... These objects act as focal points for gravity causing matter and energy to travel towards them.
Now imagine if we were able to look at all of space and count all of the matter, that would be balance. But then what happens when one star explodes into a supernova? Where does it go? It is now considered "space dust" floating through space until it finds a focal point where new stars are born.
The same goes for water, if we were able to account for all the water on earth in one place and it was perfectly balanced with no cycles or evaporation, rain would never again fall upon us. If a star explodes into a supernova its mass is now distributed throughout space as "space dust", which may be drawn towards another focal point where new stars are born.
So what does this mean? I think it means that balance will never be achieved. It is an illusion, because in reality nature abhors a vacuum at all times.