My point is that using fiction to sneak ideas about the real world past people is a cheat. It is possible to be certain about something fictional in a way in which one cannot be certain about the real world.
Stipulation is obviously sometimes a cheat. I would be surprised if it was always one.
My point is that using fiction to sneak ideas about the real world past people is a cheat. It is possible to be certain about something fictional in a way in which one cannot be certain about the real world.
Stipulation is obviously sometimes a cheat. I would be surprised if it was always one.