From: Lee Corbin (lcorbin@tsoft.com)
Date: Fri Dec 06 2002 - 09:01:35 MST
gts writes
> The question "Why does X exist?" is meaningful only
> when it is conceivable that X might not have existed.
Yes.
> The ultimate question about the cause of the universe
> cannot pass this test for meaning because it is not
> possible to conceive of the universe not existing. To
> have a conception of any kind, one must presuppose a
> universe in which one can conceive.
I'm not so sure of that. It seems to me that you might
employ this reasoning to conclude that an individual
cannot conceive of his being dead, i.e., that the
universe goes on without him.
Lee
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