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Existence as a real predicate
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RE: Existence as a real predicate
August 29, 2016 at 8:12 am (This post was last modified: August 29, 2016 at 8:12 am by robvalue.)
"Unicorns" can either mean the abstract concept of unicorns, or unicorns that exist in reality. There is no problem with the idea that in the abstract, unicorns are unicorns. This does not imply that unicorns exist.

You can't define or argue things into existence. You need evidence at some point.
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Existence as a real predicate

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Existence as a real predicate - by TheMuslim - August 29, 2016 at 12:49 am
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by ScienceAf - August 29, 2016 at 1:15 am
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by downbeatplumb - August 29, 2016 at 5:09 am
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by robvalue - August 29, 2016 at 8:12 am
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by Aoi Magi - August 29, 2016 at 8:26 am
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by robvalue - August 29, 2016 at 8:30 am
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by Mister Agenda - August 29, 2016 at 10:08 am
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by Neo-Scholastic - August 29, 2016 at 10:55 am
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by TheMuslim - August 29, 2016 at 3:54 pm
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by quip - August 29, 2016 at 5:44 pm
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by TheMuslim - August 29, 2016 at 7:48 pm
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by quip - August 30, 2016 at 9:37 am
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by Arkilogue - August 29, 2016 at 7:56 pm
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by LostLocke - August 29, 2016 at 9:14 pm
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by Arkilogue - August 29, 2016 at 9:41 pm
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by The Grand Nudger - August 30, 2016 at 12:42 am
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by TheMuslim - August 30, 2016 at 2:40 am
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by The Grand Nudger - August 30, 2016 at 9:15 am
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by TheMuslim - September 2, 2016 at 12:01 am
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by robvalue - September 2, 2016 at 2:40 am
RE: Existence as a real predicate - by The Grand Nudger - September 2, 2016 at 10:21 am

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