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Re:Truth, Math, and Models (Part 8 in a series on the scient... by skulk on Monday May 27, 2024 @07:54PM (#40495956)
But wizards are, by definition, fictional making Gandalf a bona fide wizard. Unless we're holding out hope that magic might be actually real.
Re:Truth, Math, and Models (Part 8 in a series on the scient... by lisper on Monday May 27, 2024 @08:24PM (#40496145)
> But wizards are, by definition, fictional

No, they aren't fictional by definition. It's possible wizards exist in objective reality. That's an empirical question, not a definitional one.

An example of something that is true of wizards by definition is that they can do magic.