> [Krimel] > Surely we can imagine all sorts of impossible things and having imagined > them, we can imagine how they might be possible. But what status do such > musing have? Philosophers and scientists have a long history of engaging > in > thought experiments and exploring their potential outcomes and > ramifications. But I would submit that possibility and potentiality only > have meaning as expressions of actuality. > > DM: I'd suggest actuality only has meaning in the context of what it excludes: anything/everything is possible. Scientists, mathematicians and thinkers surely explore in imagination the vast realms of potentia, hence they can take what is actual and unlock new possibilities and technologies. As you know we dreamed of cars and flying along time before we actualised them, the dreaming and exploring of the possible is what culture is all about, alot less effort is spent on what is merely given/actual.
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