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This is the only possible world

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  1. mrbig
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    That's an interesting article that argues against the actuality of possible worlds. It's worth reading for the retelling of David Lewis hypothesis alone. I'm not exactly sure how the author can be...

    That's an interesting article that argues against the actuality of possible worlds. It's worth reading for the retelling of David Lewis hypothesis alone.

    I'm not exactly sure how the author can be so cathegorical about possibility, but there are definitely parts that went way over my head. The argument seems to go as such (please forgive my crude rendition):

    1. science is authoritative about things that are (what is actual)
    2. there are no things that are that science is not authoritative about
    3. modality is about what is possible
    4. possibility does not entail actuality
    5. Therefore, other possible worlds do not exist.
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