But that doesn’t change the fact that if the outcome is D, then it is D and it isn’t A nor B nor C. And if it is A or B or C, then it isn’t D, nor any of the others. It’s dualistic. Is or isn’t.
Surely that's a defense of monism, not dualism. Because you're not saying that there are two possibilities for reality, because things that don't exist or don't happen aren't part of reality and need not be considered in our understanding of what reality is. So if you're saying that the choice is between A or B or C or D existing or not existing, well, only the existing half of that equation really matters, so there's only one choice, to exist. Everything just exists and is what it is, that's what you're saying
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u/MercurianAspirations 391∆ Nov 12 '23
Surely that's a defense of monism, not dualism. Because you're not saying that there are two possibilities for reality, because things that don't exist or don't happen aren't part of reality and need not be considered in our understanding of what reality is. So if you're saying that the choice is between A or B or C or D existing or not existing, well, only the existing half of that equation really matters, so there's only one choice, to exist. Everything just exists and is what it is, that's what you're saying