Existence is a funny concept, nothing 'exists' the way we think of it, it's just the way whatever happens be observing any particular even at any particular time arranges the data it receives. So, in a sense, nothing exists. Existence comes only in relationships. Nothing exists independent of its context, its place in space-time and, arguably, the place in space time of it's observer. I try to detach myself from finding answers to the 'big' questions, it's an enjoyable distraction but I don't think there's any 'true' answers. Like you said, truth is about restraint. In the words of Chuang Tzu,
'Those whom heaven helps we call the sons of heaven. They do not learn this by learning. They do not work it by working. They do not reason it by using reason. To let understanding stop at what cannot be understood is a high attainment. Those who cannot do it will be destroyed on the lathe of heaven.'
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