Tom Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitalism Forever Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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