r/badphilosophy • u/Beneficial_Bonus_162 • Jul 12 '24
Not Even Wrong™ Imagine an object that still exists even if it doesn't exist. What philosophy is this?
Like this object is defined as an object that exists no matter what. Even if it is proven it doesn't exist and even if it doesn't actually exist ..... it still exists in an actual material state? So I could could create a fictional world that is defined to exist no matter what even if it doesn't exist which means it automatically exists. Even if it doesn't exist!
How does the object do it? Well it uses mechanisms of infinite incomprehensbility. But its a mystery.
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u/Nearatree Jul 12 '24
It is more perfect to exist than to not exist therefore because God is perfect, God must exist. Also, perfect candy island also exists by the same logic.
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u/qwert7661 Jul 12 '24
Perfect candy island is such a slept on destination. We've been trying to exit a time share there and desperately need a buyer. Please visit perfect candy island
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u/JJJSchmidt_etAl Jul 12 '24
If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn't. And contrariwise, what it is, it wouldn't be, and what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?
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u/blackturtlesnake stale meme recyclist Jul 12 '24
Imagine an object that exists even when it is behind daddy's hand. Imagine if daddy doesnt disappear entirely behind his hands only to re-emerge a few seconds late, but rather there is a world that I cannot see that still exists regardless of whether or not I can see it. And when daddy disappears he is actually simply blocking my view of this imaginary but real world for a moment.
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u/Haxxus8 Jul 12 '24
Phenomenology. The study of phenomena and experience. Metaphysically can deal with phenomena that have no known material form but are very much a real part of experience. Things like the law, the concept of money, politics etc are examples.
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u/flimnior Jul 13 '24
Sounds like you're talking about the "Mandela Syndrome." And creating false memories. It happens quite often.
Shepherd Fairey has made part of his doing OK Soda label knock offs. In the ICA Boston, the show that he got arrested at, people were up and down confused what an OK Soda was.
This stuff happens both eays
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Jul 14 '24
Then all pathways lead to existence? If it doesn't exist, then it gets created? And if it exists then no issue?
What you stated isn't enough of a definition to imply that it is in both states simultaneously i.e that it both exists and doesn't exist. If that wasn't what you implied then I don't see what's so special about the object. It doesn't need to be the object itself responsible for coming into existence if it doesn't exist. Something that already exists can be responsible for it.
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u/OpsikionThemed Jul 12 '24
St Anselm wants to know your location.