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(December 1, 2009 at 7:40 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Well I've known Chinese people, I've seen film, I've tasted the food. It's a damn good hoax.
The thing is what it 'does' innit. I understand stuff; I can feel happy about loads of stuff; I can feel unselfish; I can cut through my own selfishness; I can know and appreciate positivity...
But then that's off the subject of existence.
'Existence' I think is a terminology used to describe anything within this physical universe. 'is' just more accurately describes God.
Apple Dictionary Wrote:be |bē|
verb ( sing. present am |am|; are |är|; is |iz|; pl. present are; 1st and 3rd sing. past was |wəz; wäz|; 2nd sing. past and pl. past were |wər|; present subjunctive be ; past subjunctive were; present participle being |ˈbēi ng |; past part. been |bin|)
1 (usu. there is/are) exist : there are no easy answers | there once was a man | there must be something wrong | I think, therefore I am.
• be present : there is a boy sitting on the step | there were no curtains around the showers | Are there any castles in this area?
2 [with adverbial ] occur; take place : the exhibition will be in November | the opening event is on October 16 | that was before the war.
• occupy a position in space : the Salvation Army store was on his left | she was not at the window.
• stay in the same place or condition : she was here until about ten-thirty | he's a tough customer— let him be.
• attend : the days when she was in school.
• come; go; visit : he's from Missouri | I have just been to Thailand | the doctor's been here twice today.
3 [as copular verb ] having the state, quality, identity, nature, role, etc., specified : Amy was 91 | the floor was uneven | I want to be a teacher | father was not well | his hair's brown | it will be Christmas soon | “Be careful,” Mr. Carter said.
• cost : the tickets were $25.
• amount to : one and one is two | two sixes are twelve.
• represent : let A be a square matrix of order n.
• signify : we were everything to each other.
• consist of; constitute : the monastery was several three-story buildings.
auxiliary verb
1 used with a present participle to form continuous tenses : they are coming | he had been reading | she will be waiting.
2 used with a past participle to form the passive mood : it was done | it is said | his book will be published.
3 [with infinitive ] used to indicate something due to happen : construction is to begin next summer | I was to meet him at 6:30.
• used to express obligation or necessity : you are to follow these orders | they said I was to remain on board.
• used to express possibility : these snakes are to be found in North America | she was nowhere to be seen.
• used to hypothesize about something that might happen : if I were to lose | if I was to tell you, you'd think I was crazy | were she to cure me, what could I offer her?
4 archaic used with the past participle of intransitive verbs to form perfect tenses : I am returned | all humanity is fallen.
Very well, on the subject then: I think 'is' and 'exist' are pretty much the same thing (except as an auxiliary verb).
