174- Conclusion

This notion is crystal clear and obvious; there is no doubt about it, and it certainly is not something worth tiring our minds over. These are tiny matters that are very simple to comprehend. Wise and noble individuals are worthy of developing broader and more noble ideas in their minds.
Now you understand that existence is everything there is, and there is no such thing as non-existence. We do not need to create phrases to keep ourselves busy and fall into the abyss.
You said: "Now we turn back to investigate the universe. We can objectively observe the universe, and we need no reasoning for that. However, after further investigation and pondering, one realizes that there are many hidden distinctive secrets and varieties in the universe's essence, even though simple on the surface. Here is where we seek the causes for the distinctions. Scholars conclude the universe's circumstantiality and tangentiality from the various distinctions called essence or the limitations of existence.
Furthermore, they assume that the universe came into existence at some point. However, we should know that such an assumption is valid only when there is a distinction between existence and non-existence. It is only accurate when we consider the essence as a distinct entity, while the essence themselves are norms and attributes of existence, not something distinct. Therefore, the universe will be nothing but existence and its norms.
Another basis for circumstantiality and tangentiality of the universe arises from the changes in it. Like before, this hypothesis can be correct when the universe is considered distinct from its changes and realize a factor for changes. When we consider the universe (or nature) in constant movement (just as Mulla Sadra denotes connecting the variables to constants and connecting the "created" to the "uncreated.") This notion is the object of the continually changing nature and the fact that it conforms with the novel atomic theorems. Now that we know "change" was the essence of the universe, we cannot conclude anything beyond that.
Furthermore, because the essence is an entity of truth and realities, the universe's truth and realities do not need any proof. The differences between realities and changes are also due to the essence of existence. Therefore, we have to show real proof when encountering and discussing with atheists and materialists."¹

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