On Monday, June 28, 2021 at 2:24:08 PM UTC+2 Bruce wrote: > On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 9:54 PM Tomas Pales <[email protected]> wrote: > > And what is the difference between a possible world that exists and a >> possible world that doesn't, anyway? What does it mean "to exist"? I see no >> difference between possibility and existence. >> > > That is a serious conceptual shortcoming on your part. It is possible that > there exists a horse-like creature with a single horn (unicorn), but that > does not mean that unicorns exist anywhere outside the realms of the secret > forest in Harry Potter novels. >
If unicorns are defined logically consistently with the whole reality, I don't see why they wouldn't exist, though apparently not on this planet. So what is the difference between a possible world that exists and a possible world that doesn't? -- 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/d37c114e-2ac6-45e6-bd34-e4a9c54f3523n%40googlegroups.com.
