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Re:The existence of the square root of two (2001) by lisper on Monday December 25, 2017 @03:43PM (#16005618)
But Santa DOES exist. He doesn't exist as a physical entity made of real atoms, but neither does the square root of two (or any other number). Numbers exist as mathematical constructs, and Santa exists as a fictional character.
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Re:The existence of the square root of two (2001) by mjburgess on Monday December 25, 2017 @07:29PM (#16006370)
Yes, as I've said elswhere.

The object "the fictional character santa" exists.

The object "the magical man who comes at christmas" does not exist.

There is no such object that satisfies the claim, "there is an object which is magic and which is a man and which comes at christmas...".

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