Full Idea
It is possible that there could have been nothing. ...What would be its truthmaker?
Gist of Idea
What is the truthmaker for 'it is possible that there could have been nothing'?
Source
David M. Armstrong (Truth and Truthmakers [2004], 07.4)
Book Reference
Armstrong,D.M.: 'Truth and Truthmakers' [CUP 2004], p.90
A Reaction
I suppose the truthmaker here is the whole of reality, with its dispositions and contingencies. But that won't do for 'possibly there might never have been anything'. In such a case there wouldn't be any truths.