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1 day ago · A more recent study applied possible worlds to reasoning problems in the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), which are informal and often concern possibilities (Yang, Bringsjord, & Bello, 2006). Their theory used both formal rules and possible-worlds, but the authors pointed out that the model theory is a special case of their theory.
Jun 21, 2024 · There are certain things we know to be possible. For example, we know that it is possible for life to arise completely by chance, even if we consider it to be a low probability. On the other hand, life arising by design may be impossible.
Jun 25, 2024 · We think our universe contains everything that exists, has ever existed and will exist in the future. But this might not be the case: there are many ways other universes could exist. One is that...
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Jun 25, 2024 · multiverse, a hypothetical collection of potentially diverse observable universes, each of which would comprise everything that is experimentally accessible by a connected community of observers.
2 days ago · Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.
Jun 28, 2024 · “If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others?” ― Voltaire, Candide tags: best-world , optimism , satire
Jul 4, 2024 · Candide, satirical novel published in 1759 that is the best-known work by Voltaire. It is a savage denunciation of metaphysical optimism—as espoused by the German philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz —that reveals a world of horrors and folly. early printing of Voltaire's Candide.
