On Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 6:33:30 PM UTC+2, Jason wrote: > > > > On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 9:54 AM Tomas Pales <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> >> >> On Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 4:14:48 PM UTC+2, Jason wrote: >>> >>> >>> Let's say reality is composed of two sets: >>> >>> 1. The set of all existent things >>> 2. The set of all non-existent things >>> >>> If nothing existed at all, then set one would be emtpy, while set two >>> would contain everything. >>> >> >> What do you mean by existent? How are existent things different from >> non-existent things? >> >> >> > That's the $64K question, isn't it? If "existence" is a difference that > makes no difference, then it is a meaningless concept altogether. >
Yes, every object can be defined by its relations to all other objects, so the concept of "existence" boils down to the definition of the object. The only objects that don't exist are those that are defined inconsistently, for example if they have a property that they don't have. But those are not even objects; they are nothing. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/e9e64ae4-24cf-4ddd-aca1-2e38740bc185%40googlegroups.com.
