The law of identity determines what can possibly exist, namely that which is identical to itself. But what is the difference between a possibly existing object and a "really" existing object? I see no difference, and hence all possible objects exist, necessarily.
To which someone might say something like: "But there is a red car parked in front of my house. Isn't it possible that, at this moment, a blue car would be parked there instead? Then the blue car would be a possible object that obviously doesn't exist." Um, no. A red car can't be blue; that would be a contradiction, a violation of the law of identity, and hence impossible. A blue car might be parked in front of my house in a different possible world but then we are talking about a different world, and not really about my house either but rather about a copy of my house in that other world - and the fact that you can't see that other world is not a proof that it doesn't exist. On Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 6:34:51 AM UTC+1 Jason wrote: > I wrote up my thoughts on the question of "Why does anything exist?" > > https://alwaysasking.com/why-does-anything-exist/ > > I thought members of the list might appreciate some of the references > included in it. My thinking on this question has of course been greatly > expanded and influenced through my interactions with many of you over the > past decade. > > I welcome any feedback, thoughts, corrections, or questions regarding > anything written. > > Sincerely, > > Jason > -- 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/9d5489a4-9c5b-42d4-b8cd-12386afcef88n%40googlegroups.com.
