tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post3464296800842251578..comments2024-03-27T20:37:09.185-05:00Comments on Alexander Pruss's Blog: Presentism and classical theismAlexander R Prusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-37603523677587415102017-09-12T20:12:20.569-05:002017-09-12T20:12:20.569-05:00What's inelegant about (7)? Presentism is a th...What's inelegant about (7)? Presentism is a thesis <i>about</i> the times at which temporal entities exist, just as eternalism is. Both presentists and eternalists agree that eternal entities exist at all times. Eternalists just think temporal entities do too (if they ever exist, that is), whereas presentists deny this. Presentists think the difference between eternal and temporal entites goes as deep as their existence, whereas eternalist seem to think it goes only as deep as their causal powers.<br /><br />NB: I say that <i>x</i> exists <i>at</i> a time just if the proposition "<i>x</i> exists." is true at that time, but not necessarily <i>in</i> that time.Christopher Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02003454986381351202noreply@blogger.com