The term ‘exists’ is a precise word that can be misused for many purposes of dec

The term ‘exists’ is a precise word that can be misused for many purposes of deception. It is better to say ‘demonstrated’, ‘used’ or ‘known’ when referring to categories in memory, and to reserve existence for the physical. ie: perceived > experienced > known > demonstrated > existential. So, for example, we use the name hyperbole to refer to our oft demonstrated use of exaggeration for the purposes of illustration of some properties we wish to draw attention to. Does hyperbole exist, or is the term hyperbole known, and do people demonstrate that they use the term to refer to exaggeration? For hyperbole exist we require the ideal exist. For the term to be known, for people to act, and for things to exist. The ideal like the supernatural is a term that refers to something magical. knowing (remembering), acting, and existing are not supernatural.


Source date (UTC): 2017-08-07 21:17:00 UTC

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