Who

This is a follow-up to Something?

There is an Eternal Something. It has always existed. It has no beginning, no needs it cannot fulfill for itself, and it depends on nothing else for its existence. It cannot produce another who is equal or greater. Anything that is produced is not eternal. Therefore, the Eternal Something will always be greater than anything else that exists.

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Could the Eternal Something be plural? Possibly. Imagine five Eternal Somethings, all unproduced, all eternal, all possessing unlimited capability. Even in that case, quality—not quantity—is the crucial factor. Each Eternal Something would still be fully self-sufficient and greater than anything else that exists.

Now consider that Something Else exists. You, for example. Are you the Eternal Something? If so, you would be uncaused, without needs, and able to do anything possible. If not, then you are Something Else, dependent on the Eternal Something for your existence.

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Let's return to our large, pitch-black, empty room. Suppose one molecule of hydrogen and one of nitrogen are present, representing the Eternal Somethings. They have always existed. Anything that can be done, can be done by Them.

Now, They decide to produce Something Else. But could mere molecules decide anything? To be Eternal Somethings, They must have the ability to choose. Choice is necessary because They alone exist; no external force exists to cause anything.

The Eternal Something is all that exists. There is no outside force, no environment, no randomness—nothing—to direct its actions. If Something Else exists, it must arise from the will of the Eternal Something itself.

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Could Something Else arise by chance? No. Chance would require power to influence the Eternal Something. But the Eternal Something is all there is. Anything produced by chance would be inferior, and would itself require the Eternal Something to exist first. Therefore, the creation of Something Else is necessarily the result of choice.

The Eternal Something is not a machine. It is not controlled by instinct, necessity, or random forces. It is fully self-sufficient. Whatever it produces, it does so for reasons within itself. Its power and will are inseparable.

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Thus, the Eternal Something must be personal—it must have the ability to choose to produce Something Else. It is not forced, it does not act randomly, and it cannot be overridden by an outside influence. Since Something Else exists, the Eternal Something has exercised this will. It has chosen to end its aloneness.

In other words, the Eternal Something is not just a "thing." It is an Eternal Someone—a conscious, self-sufficient, eternal person whose choices brought Something Else into existence.

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This Eternal Someone is not governed by survival instincts, for it has no needs. It does not act randomly, unless it first produces Chance, which itself must come from the Eternal Someone. It is not a machine, for nothing outside of it can force it to act.

To explore this further, see Part 4: Who 2.

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