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Author: Ed
Date: Jun 20, 2008 07:56
... words need a referrent? It's like saying, what's a widget? So do fictional characters like Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, Annakin Skywalker  exist in some ... Our idea of "real" persons is probably just as "fictional" as our idea of Anakin Skywalker. If you've ... was not how they "really" are, you had a fictional person in mind, one that you made up.
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Author: Errol
Date: Jun 20, 2008 05:35
... can you talk about someone or something if it does not exist?  Do words need a referrent? It's like saying, what's a widget? So do fictional characters like Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, Annakin Skywalker  exist in some philosophical universe of creation? C3 Read Jasper FFordes' "Lost in a ...
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Author: bigfletch8
Date: Jun 20, 2008 03:32
...It's like saying, what's a widget? So do fictional characters like Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, Annakin Skywalker ?exist in some ...somehow. That is a radical notion which I sometimes wonder about. Â Do these "fictional" characters have volition and free will? Sure they do. Â Fiction does not mean false. Â It means reality converted into ...
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Author: bigfletch8
Date: Jun 20, 2008 03:30
... like saying, what's a widget? So do fictional characters like Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, Annakin Skywalker �exist in ...> That is a radical notion which I sometimes wonder about.  Do these "fictional" characters have volition and free will? ...had an accident. Her explanation "one of the characters has just killed his wifes lover". I think...
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Author: bigfletch8
Date: Jun 20, 2008 03:26
... you talk about someone or something if it does not exist?  Do words need a referrent? It's like saying, what's a widget? So do fictional characters like Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, Annakin Skywalker  exist in some philosophical universe of creation? C3 I remember many years ago, putting a...
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Author: Mark Earnest
Date: Jun 20, 2008 01:17
...It's like saying, what's a widget? So do fictional characters like Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, Annakin Skywalker ?exist in some ...somewhere, somehow. That is a radical notion which I sometimes wonder about. Do these "fictional" characters have volition and free will? Sure they do. Fiction does not mean false. It means reality converted into ...
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Author: C3
Date: Jun 20, 2008 00:54
...Do words need a referrent? It's like saying, what's a widget? So do fictional characters like Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, Annakin Skywalker �exist in some philosophical universe ...is true somewhere, somehow. That is a radical notion which I sometimes wonder about. Do these "fictional" characters have volition and free will? C3
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Author: Mark Earnest
Date: Jun 20, 2008 00:45
...can you talk about someone or something if it does not exist? Do words need a referrent? It's like saying, what's a widget? So do fictional characters like Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, Annakin Skywalker exist in some philosophical universe of creation? Yes. They all exist. Everything that is ...
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Author: Sir Frederick
Date: Jun 20, 2008 00:11
...exist? Do words need a referrent? It's like saying, what's a widget? So do fictional characters like Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, Annakin Skywalker exist in some philosophical universe of ..."virtual reality" (model): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_reality Thus "fiction" is a marginal issue. There may be structures in the brain perhaps...
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Author: C3
Date: Jun 19, 2008 23:35
How can you talk about someone or something if it does not exist? Do words need a referrent? It's like saying, what's a widget? So do fictional characters like Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, Annakin Skywalker exist in some philosophical universe of creation? C3
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