This does indeed go directly to the heart of the problem. How does one distinguish between - on the one hand, an entity which has no mass, no energy and no location in time or space, and on the other - nothing at all.
Well, the one has consciousness and awareness etc etc. The other does not.
" How does one distinguish between - on the one hand, an entity which has no mass, no energy and no location in time or space, and on the other - nothing at all ".
Ah, they are the same - that much you got right !
But, " Well, the one has consciousness and awareness etc etc. The other does not ". Is an honest to God,
WTF .
As was once said, one is entitled to their own opinion however they are
not entitled to their own facts.
And, surely, you are certainly entitled to your own opinion and when you post it as an opinion it might have merit ( with someone ).
When you step over into creating your own ' facts ' with nothing but your own opinion it tends to become a cropper with all people who have above a room temperature IQ ( real measured IQ - not that cult manipulated so-called IQ )