The Jestin Paradox and the Zero Power of Nothingness

This paper explores the intertwined nature of nothingness, zero, and existence — an inquiry that bridges cosmology, mathematics, and metaphysics. Beginning with the question of whether the universe can ever reach a state of net zero energy, it develops into the articulation of what may be called the Jestin Paradox: any attempt to define absolute nothingness inevitably transforms it into something, because representation itself constitutes information. The paradox reveals that true nothingness cannot exist, as every effort to express or conceive it reintroduces being. Building on this idea, the reflection introduces the Zero Power Hypothesis — the notion that the equilibrium of all potential energies (the zero point) is inherently unstable, leading to spontaneous creation and the emergence of duality. Thus, creation is not the negation of nothingness but its inevitable expression. The essay concludes that the universe is a perpetual ripple of zero failing to remain zero — a dynamic nothingness that sustains all being.