On Monday, October 29, 2018 at 12:33:23 AM UTC+1, Brent wrote: > > > There is no logical inconsistency in a flying pink elephant existing > right now in my den beside me. But don't see one. >
First, it is not clear whether the existence of a flying pink elephant in your den is consistent with the rest of this universe. Many things may seem consistent while they are actually inconsistent. Before the 20th century it seemed consistent with the laws of our universe that there was no speed limit or that the energy of a particle could vary continuously. Now we know that these phenomena are inconsistent in our universe and that's why they don't exist here. Second, it might be that both the existence and the non-existence of a flying pink elephant in your den are consistent with the rest of this universe. In that case the elephant both exists and doesn't exist but in different universes, because it would be inconsistent for it to both exist and not exist in the same universe. And you happen to live in the universe where the elephant doesn't exist. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
