Reply To: Reality | Seamus’s Questions & Notes

[Steve Chipman]

Page 5 question – “existence” says something exists but nothing at all about the identity of the something. Page 24 question – “metaphysically given” means the thing necessarily exists ie is not the product of volition. Objects which are the product of a volitional consciousness (eg chair) do not necessarily exist ie they are the product of choices which could have been different. Page 22 question – it would depend on whether you judge that “everyone” is generally correct in what they say and whether you have any evidence that the common belief is wrong. For example, I accept the common belief among scientists that the surface of our moon is mostly dust. Scientists are generally correct and I have no evidence to the contrary about the moon’s surface.