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What is the nature of the concept "possibility"?

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Possibility is NOT existent. It is *potentially* existent.

Let X be any substance, attribute, state of being, or event

An X is deemed "possible" when the following conditions exist:

1. There is insufficient information for knowing whether the supposed particular X actually exists.

2. Nothing you know of completely prevents the existence of the supposed particular X.

Thus, possibility is a metaphysical relationship in the face of insufficient information.

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Possibility is NOT existent.  It is *potentially* existent.

I think we are really splitting hairs here, but it is the possible action that is potentially existent. To say that a possibility potentially exists is to say that it is possible for the possibility to be there--IOW you have two levels of possibility wrapped around the action in question.

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