Adrian is spot on.
You do realize that your knowledge of Darth Vader as a fictional character is context, right? Not everyone knows who Darth Vader is. Not everyone has seen Star Wars, shocking I know, but there are people out there less privileged than us and have never had the pleasure. I could tell someone about Darth Vader and they may have no independent knowledge of Star Wars or that he is fictional, and if I tell him he doesn't exist, people may scratch their head till I clarify that I'm talking about a fictional character.
(August 12, 2010 at 10:33 am)RAD Wrote: No. Context isn't necessary for your statements either. Your statements can both be true because one refers to the character of a nonexistent (we all know) movie character who (we all know) doesn't exist.
You do realize that your knowledge of Darth Vader as a fictional character is context, right? Not everyone knows who Darth Vader is. Not everyone has seen Star Wars, shocking I know, but there are people out there less privileged than us and have never had the pleasure. I could tell someone about Darth Vader and they may have no independent knowledge of Star Wars or that he is fictional, and if I tell him he doesn't exist, people may scratch their head till I clarify that I'm talking about a fictional character.
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