(February 9, 2018 at 3:19 pm)SteveII Wrote: Fine, I will grant that the concept of existence must be present in every possible world and that concept is something (much like numbers, logic, and other abstract objects). However, this whole discussion started when I made the statement that the universe does not necessary exist. That is still the case.
Are you saying all things abstract (such as mathematical truths) are situated beyond the universe/cosmos? That space-time is situated somewhere beyond the universe/cosmos?